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**Understanding Heat Capacity in Physical Systems**
The heat capacity of an object indicates how much energy that object can absorb for a given increase in that object's temperature. In a system in which two objects of different temperatures come into contact with one another, the warmer object will cool, and the cooler object will warm up until the system is at a single equilibrium temperature.
*Note the difference between the terms molar heat capacity, which has units of J/(mol·°C), and specific heat, which has units of J/(g·°C).*
**Example Calculation 1**
Given:
- Specific heat of water \( c_{\text{water}} = 4.18 \, \text{J}/(\text{g} \cdot °\text{C}) \)
- Specific heat of steel \( c_{\text{steel}} = 0.452 \, \text{J}/(\text{g} \cdot °\text{C}) \)
To be determined:
- Mass of the steel = 21.5 g
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**Example Calculation 2 (Part B)**
To calculate the molar heat capacity of water given:
- Specific heat of water \( c_{\text{water}} = 4.18 \, \text{J}/(\text{g} \cdot °\text{C}) \)
You need to input your result in three significant figures including the appropriate units into the given field. Use the available hints if needed.
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