Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 16 - Temperature and Heat - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 368: 41

Answer

$385J/(Kg.K), copper$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required specific heat of the object as follows: $C_{ob}=\frac{Q_{ob}}{m_{ob}(T-T_{ob})}$ $C_{ob}=\frac{(m_wC_w+m_{Al}C_{Al})(T_w-T)}{m_{ob}(T-T_{ob})}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $C_{ob}=\frac{0.103(4186)(22-20)+0.155(900)(20-22)}{0.0380(22-100)}$ $C_{ob}=385J/(Kg.K)$ We can identify the object by its specific heat value -- copper.
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