A 1.50-kg iron horseshoe initially at 600°C is dropped into a bucket containing 20.0 kg of water at 25.0°C. The final temperature of water and iron is 29.5 °C. What is the heat capacity of iron? (Ignore the heat capacity of the container and assume that a negligible amount of water boils away.) Find % error. The specific heat of iron is 448 J/kg °C.

A 1.50-kg iron horseshoe initially at 600°C is dropped into a bucket containing 20.0 kg of water at 25.0°C. The final temperature of water and iron is 29.5 °C. What is the heat capacity of iron? (Ignore the heat capacity of the container and assume that a negligible amount of water boils away.) Find % error. The specific heat of iron is 448 J/kg °C.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter21: Heat And The First Law Of Thermodynamics

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