Calculate the Final Temperature of a 38

question 7

Multiple Choice

Calculate the final temperature of a 38.1 g piece of graphitic carbon, originally at 100.0 °C, placed inside a coffee cup calorimeter containing 68.0 mL of water at 24.6 °C. The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J g^-1 °C^-1, the specific heat capacity of graphitic carbon is 0.709 J g^-1 °C^-1, and the density of water is 1.00 g mL^-1.

• A) 14.7 °C
• B) 26.8 °C
• C) 31.1 °C
• D) 28.6 °C
• E) 34.0 °C

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