A 20-Kg Piece of Steel with a Temperature of 70 ^$\circ$

question 29

Multiple Choice

A 2.0-kg piece of steel with a temperature of 70 ^$\circ$ C is submerged in 1.0 kg of water at 15 ^$\circ$ C.At what temperature does the water/metal system reach equilibrium? The specific heat of steel is 0.107 cal/(g * K) .

• A)17 \(\circ\) C
• B)25 \(\circ\) C
• C)38 \(\circ\) C
• D)42 \(\circ\) C

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