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A alloy of copper mass 4 kg and specific heat capacity 400 J/kg K initially at 91° is immersed in water at 20° C. if...

A alloy of copper mass 4 kg and specific heat capacity 400 J/kg K initially at 91⁰ is immersed in water at 20⁰ C. if the final temperature is 21⁰C, determine the mass of water.(the specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg K). give your answer to one decimal place.

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joseph
Heat lost by copper = heat gained by water
mcCc?? =mwCw??
4 x 400 (91- 21) = mw x 4200 x (21-20)
(4 x 400 x 70)/4200 = mw
26.7 kg= mw

joseph rimiru answered the question on October 11, 2017 at 17:24

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