An object with a mass of #120 g# is dropped into #640 mL# of water at #0^@C#. If the object cools by #36 ^@C# and the water warms by #12 ^@C#, what is the specific heat of the material that the object is made of?
1 Answer
Jan 23, 2018
1.77 Calorie gm^-1 'C^-1
Explanation:
To come in thermal equilibrium,heat energy released by the object is
And during this process,heat taken by water is
So,equating both we get,