a piece of metal with a mass of 14.9g is heated to 98Celsius. When the metal is placed in 75g of water at 20Celcius, the temperature of the water rises by 28.5Celcius. What is the specific heat capacity of the metal? Assume all the heat released by metal is absorbed by the water.

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anonymous · Answer

q = (m)(c)(delta t)

anonymous · Answer

Delta T is 49.5

anonymous · Answer

q = (14.9)(c)(49.5)
q = heat absorbed by water in joules

anonymous · Answer

it's been awhile since I did thermochemistry, I'm uncertain as to whether or not you're required to convert celcius to Kelvin while working?

anonymous · Answer

that seems right, but when i solve it the answer is still different than the one in the book