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a hot metal block is placed into 50g of water in an insulated container the water increases in temperature from 20c to 32c the specific heat capacity of water is 4200j/kgk calculate the quantity of heat energy supplied to the water from the metal​

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Answer:

25,000 joules

given the formula

Q=Mc(final temperature - initial temperature)

M=50 grams convert to kilogram 0.5

c= 4200 j/kg/k

final temperature=32c

initial temperature=20c

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