An object with a mass of #50 g# is dropped into #300 mL# of water at #0^@C#. If the object cools by #80 ^@C# and the water warms by #5 ^@C#, what is the specific heat of the material that the object is made of?
1 Answer
Jun 25, 2016
Specific heat of the material that the object is made of is
Explanation:
Let the specific heat of the object of mass
Heat gained by water (assuming container has not gained any heat) is
Hence