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A 50.0g thermometer is used to measure the temperature of 100 mL of water. The specific...

A 50.0g thermometer is used to measure the temperature of 100 mL of water. The specific heat of the thermometer, which is mostly glass, is 750J/(kgK), and it reads 18.0 ?C while lying on the table. After being completely immersed in the water, the thermometer's reading stabilizes at 77.4 ?C.

What was the actual water temperature before it was measured?

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