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Standard VIII

Chemistry

Specific Heat

A 600 g piece...

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A 600 g piece of granite, heated to $560 ° C$ in a campfire, is dropped into 1 liter water at $25.0 ° C$ . Calculate the final temperature of the granite. The specific heat capacity of water is $s_{w} = 1 c a l / g ° C$ , and the specific heat of granite is $s_{g} = 0.2 c a l / g ° C$ .

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A 600 g piece of granite, heated to 560°C in a campfire, is dropped into 1 liter water at 25.0°C. Calculate the final temperature of the granite. The specific heat capacity of water is sw=1 cal/g°C, and the specific heat of granite is sg=0.2 cal/g°C.

A 600 g piece of granite, heated to $560 ° C$ in a campfire, is dropped into 1 liter water at $25.0 ° C$ . Calculate the final temperature of the granite. The specific heat capacity of water is $s_{w} = 1 c a l / g ° C$ , and the specific heat of granite is $s_{g} = 0.2 c a l / g ° C$ .