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Chapter 12, Problem 12.99(choose chapter or problem)
Ideally, when a thermometer is used to measure the temperature of an object, the temperature of the object itself should not change. However, if a significant amount of heat flows from the object to the thermometer, the temperature will change. A thermometer has a mass of 31.0 g, a specific heat capacity of c 815 J/(kg C), and a temperature of 12.0 C. It is immersed in 119 g of water, and the final temperature of the water and thermometer is 41.5 C. What was the temperature of the water before the insertion of the thermometer?
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