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A piece of metal with a mass of 80.0 grams is placed in a freezer over night. The metal is then placed in a double lined Styrofoam cup with a lid that contained 150.0 grams of water. The initial temperature of the water is 20.0 o C. The freezer was set to -2.00 o C. After the metal was placed in the cup the final constant temperature of the water was 15.0 o C. What is the specific heat of the water _________ J/gC?

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20.238 degrees C (to 3 d.p.)

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