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A 54.2 g sample of polystyrene is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 100.0 g of water. The polystyrene
sample starts off at 92.7 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 21.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops
insulated
container
changing it's 32.6 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm.
water
Calculate the specific heat capacity of polystyrene according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct
number of significant digits.
sample-
a calorimeter
J
g.°C
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Transcribed Image Text:thermometer- A 54.2 g sample of polystyrene is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 100.0 g of water. The polystyrene sample starts off at 92.7 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 21.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops insulated container changing it's 32.6 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. water Calculate the specific heat capacity of polystyrene according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to the correct number of significant digits. sample- a calorimeter J g.°C
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