Answer to Question #248256 in General Chemistry for morgan

Question

A piece of metal with a mass of 80.0 grams is placed in a freezer over night. The metal is then placed in a double lined Styrofoam cup with a lid that contained 150.0 grams of water. The initial temperature of the water is 20.0 ^o C. The freezer was set to -2.00 ^o C. After the metal was placed in the cup the final constant temperature of the water was 15.0 ^o C. What is the specific heat of the metal _________ J/gC? 

Answer 1

Specific heat of the metal =0.709