A 57.4 g sample of aluminum is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 150.0 g of water. The aluminum sample starts off at 88.2 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 18.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 22.7 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of aluminum according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits.

A 57.4 g sample of aluminum is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 150.0 g of water. The aluminum sample starts off at 88.2 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 18.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 22.7 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of aluminum according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits.

Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

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Chapter7: Chemical Energy

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