A piece of lead with a mass of 29.3 g was heated to 97.85-degrees C and then dropped into 16.0 g of water at 22.80-degrees C. The final temp was 26.61-degrees C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of lead from these data. (The specific heat capacity of liquid water is 4.184 J/g K).
heat absorbed by water = heat lost by lead metal
so
heat absorbed by water (q) = m*S*DT
= (16)*4.184*(26.61 -22.8)
= 255.1 J
heat lost by lead metal = 255.1 J
255.1 J = m*S*DT
255.1 J = 29.3*S*(97.85 - 26.61)
S = 0.12 J/g K
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