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Chapter 6 Problem 70E

Question

A 2.74 g sample of a substance suspected of being pure gold is warmed to 72.1 °C and submerged into 15.2 g of water initially at 24.7 °C. The final temperature of the mixture is 26.3 °C. What is the heat capacity of the unknown substance? Could the substance be pure gold?

Solution

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The heat capacity of the unknown substance can be calculated using the equation q=mc?T, where q is the amount of heat, m is the mass of the substance, and ?T is the change in temperature.

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Title Chemistry: A Molecular Approach 3 
Author Nivaldo J. Tro
ISBN 9780321809247

A 2.74 g sample of a substance suspected of being pure

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