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An unknown mass of silver is heated, and then placed into a calorimeter containing 250.0 grams of water at 6.50 °C. The silver and the water reach thermal equilibrium at 23.35 °C. What is the amount of HEAT lost by the the silver sample? (Note: Specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g·ºC).

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q water = 250 * 4.184 * 16.85
q water = 17625.1

-17625.1 would be the total amount of heat lost by the silver
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