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A 52.1 g sample of polystyrene is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 300.0 g of water. The polystyrene sample starts off at 91.3 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 21.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 24.8 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of polystyrene according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits. J g*°C 0- X thermometer- insulated container water sample a calorimeter

A 52.1 g sample of polystyrene is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 300.0 g of water. The polystyrene sample starts off at 91.3 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 21.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 24.8 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of polystyrene according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits. J g*°C 0- X thermometer- insulated container water sample a calorimeter

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A 52.1 g sample of polystyrene is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 300.0 g of water. The polystyrene sample starts off at 91.3 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 21.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 24.8 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of polystyrene according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits. J g*°C x10 thermometer. insulated container water sample a calorimeter
Transcribed Image Text:A 52.1 g sample of polystyrene is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 300.0 g of water. The polystyrene sample starts off at 91.3 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 21.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 24.8 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of polystyrene according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits. J g*°C x10 thermometer. insulated container water sample a calorimeter
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