Answer to Question #14557 in Physical Chemistry for Christina

Question

Copper is sometimes coated on the bottom surface of cooking pans. Copper has a specific heat of 0.385 . A 25.5 sample of copper heated to 85.8 is dropped into water at an initial temperature of 14.5. If the final temperature reached by the copper-water mixture is 36.1, how many grams of water are present?

Answer 1

Copper is sometimes coated on the bottom surface of cooking pans. Copper has a specific heat of 0.385. A 25.5 sample of copper heated to 85.8 is dropped into water at an initial temperature of 14.5. If the final temperature reached by the copper-water mixture is 36.1, How many grams of water are present?