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1. In the table below are the specific heats for aluminum, gold and iron.

Substance Specific Heat (J g-1 °C-1)
Al

0.90
Au

0.13
Fe

0.45

Each sample of aluminum, gold and iron has the same mass and is at the same initial temperature. If the same amount of heat is added to each sample, using a bunsen burner, predict which substance will have the higher final temperature.

Substance (aluminum, gold or iron)

Briefy explain why you picked that substance

2. Consider the following: 100. grams of iron solid at 100 °C is added to 100. grams of water (specific heat of water is 4.18 J g-1 °C-1) at 25 °C.

a) After placing the sample of iron into the sample of water will the final temperature of the system (the iron and water mixture) be closer to the initial temperature of the iron, or the initial temperature of the water?

b) Support your response with a brief explanation.

3. How much heat (in joules) is required to change the temperature of 200.0 grams of H2O from 23.2 °C to 87.3 °C? (Remember the specific heat of H2O(l) is 4.184 J g-1 °C-1 and that q(heat) = mass*specific heat*T)

joules

4. How much heat (in joules) is required to change the temperature of 200.0 grams of Cu from 23.2 °C to 87.3 °C? (Remember the specific heat of Cu(s) is 0.384 J g-1 °C-1.)
joules

5. Calculate the final temperature when 25.0 grams of H2O at 23.5 °C are added to 27.0 grams of H2O at 63.5 °C.
°C

6. Calculate the final temperature when a 58.50 grams sample of copper, initially at a temperature of 98.5 °C is added to 205.0 grams of H2O at 24.0 °C. Assume the calorimeter absorbs no heat.
°C

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