Determine the Final Temperature of a Gold Nugget (Mass =

question 156

Multiple Choice

Determine the final temperature of a gold nugget (mass = 376 g) that starts at 398 K and loses 4.85 kJ of heat to a snowbank when it is lost. The specific heat capacity of gold is 0.128 J g^-1 °C^-1.

• A) 133 K
• B) 398 K
• C) 187 K
• D) 297 K
• E) 377 K

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