An object with a mass of #21 g# is dropped into #250 mL# of water at #0^@C#. If the object cools by #160 ^@C# and the water warms by #12 ^@C#, what is the specific heat of the material that the object is made of?
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Jul 12, 2017
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Heat lost from the object = Heat gained by the water
assuming no heat lost to surrounding
density of water
mass of water,
specific heat capacity of water,