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A 500 g metal sphere is heated to 300°C, then dropped into
Chapter 17, Problem 19E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 19E
A 500 g metal sphere is heated to 300°C, then dropped into a beaker containing 4.08 kg of mercury at 20.0°C. A short time later the mercury temperature stabilizes at 99.0°C. Identify the metal.
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QUESTION:
Problem 19E
A 500 g metal sphere is heated to 300°C, then dropped into a beaker containing 4.08 kg of mercury at 20.0°C. A short time later the mercury temperature stabilizes at 99.0°C. Identify the metal.
ANSWER:
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Here we have to identify the metal.
The mass of the metal sphere is,
\(m_{\text {metal }}=500 \mathrm{~g}=0.5 \mathrm{~kg}\) .
The temperature up to which it's heated is \(300^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\).
The beaker contains \(4.08 \mathrm{~kg}\) of mercury.
So,
\(m_{H g}=4.08 \mathrm{~kg}\)