A 4-Kg Mass of Metal of Unknown Specific Heat at a Temperature

question 95

Multiple Choice

A 4-kg mass of metal of unknown specific heat at a temperature of 600 ^$\circ$ C is dropped into 0.5 kg of ice and 0.5 kg of water both at 0 ^$\circ$ C.With no heat losses to the surroundings,the equilibrium temperature of the mixture is 85 ^$\circ$ C.Calculate the specific heat of the metal.

• A)0.04 kcal/kg \(\circ\) C
• B)0.06 kcal/kg \(\circ\) C
• C)0.08 kcal/kg \(\circ\) C
• D)1.6 kcal/kg \(\circ\) C
• E)1.2 kcal/kg \(\circ\) C

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