An ideal thermos bottle contains 285 g of coffee at 90 °C. To this is added 20 g of milk at 5 °C. After equilibrium is established, what is the temperature of the liquid? All liquids have the same specific heat as water, c = 1.0 cal/(g °C).

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An ideal thermos bottle contains 285 g of coffee at 90 °C. To this is added 20 g of milk at 5 °C. After equilibrium is established, what is the temperature of the liquid? All liquids have the same specific heat as water, c = 1.0 cal/(g °C).

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