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A calorimeter contains 598 mL of water at 24.8oC. A 297 g piece of iron is heated in a Bunsen burner flame, then quickly submerged in the water in the calorimeter. After adding the hot iron, the temperature of the water in the calorimeter rises to a maximum of 42.9oC. Determine the temperature (in oC) to which the piece of iron was heated.
Use the following values for your calculations.
specific heat of water: 4.184 J/goC
density of water: 1.0 g/mL
specific heat of iron: 0.449 J/goC
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