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Posted by Kamila on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 11:03pm.

In a Styrofoam cup calorimeter, what is the final temperature when 100. g of iron
at 100. ° C is added to 100. g of water at 20. ° C?

chemistry - DrBob222, Monday, March 21, 2011 at 11:06pm
heat loss Fe + heat gain by H2O = 0
[massFe x specific heat Fe x (Tfinal-Tinitial)] + [mass H2O x specific heat H2O x (Tfinal-Tinitial)] = 0
Solve for Tfinal

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