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45 g of water at 50oC in a breaker is cooled when 50 g of copper at 18oC is added to it. The contents are stirred till a final constant temperature is reached. Calculate this final temperature. The specific heat capacity of copper is 0.39 Jg1K1 and that of water is 4.2Jg1K1. State the assumption used

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47oC
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30oC
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57oC
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A 47oC
Heat loss by water = Heat gain by copper
So, 45×4.2×(50t)=50×0.39×(t18)
t=47oC

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