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Question:

An unknown metal of mass 192 g heated to a temperature of 100°C was immersed into a brass calorimeter of mass 128 g containing 240 g of water at a temperature of 8.4°C. Calculate the specific heat of the unknown metal if water temperature stabilizes at 21.5°C (specific heat of brass is 394 J/kgK).

654 J/kgK

916 J/kgK

1232 J/kgK

458 J/kgK

Solution:

The correct option is D 916 J/kgK
192 × S × (100 - 21.5) = 128 × 394 × (21.5 - 8.4) + 240 × 4200 × (21.5 - 8.4)
=> S = 916