KillGorack / Physics 2010 / A hot (70°C) lump of metal has a mass of 250 g and a specific heat of 0.25 cal/g×°C. John drops the metal into a 500-g calorimeter containing 75 g of water at 20°C. The calorimeter is constructed of a material that has a specific heat of 0.10 cal/ g×°C. When equilibrium is reached, what will be the final temperature? cwater = 1.00 cal/g×°C.

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Question A hot (70°C) lump of metal has a mass of 250 g and a specific heat of 0.25 cal/g×°C. John drops the metal into a 500-g calorimeter containing 75 g of water at 20°C. The calorimeter is constructed of a material that has a specific heat of 0.10 cal/ g×°C. When equilibrium is reached, what will be the final temperature? cwater = 1.00 cal/g×°C.
Answer 37°C

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