Textbook 4A.7
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Nancy Li 1C
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Textbook 4A.7
Could someone explain how to calculate parts a and b of this problem? I am a bit confused on how the copper affects the temperature of the water.
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Re: Textbook 4A.7
Essentially, you are looking for the total heat supplied. While some of the heat is used to heat the water, some heat is also absorbed by the copper to change its temperature. So your equation has two terms: heat to raise the temperature of the water and heat to raise the temperature of the copper. The equation q=mC(T2-T1) can be applied to both, and both have the same change in temperature.
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