A 72.0-gram piece of metal at 96.0 °C is placed in 130.0 g of water in a calorimeter at 25.5 °C. The final temperature in the calorimeter is 31.0 °C. Determine the specific heat of the metal. Show your work by listing various steps, and explain how the law of conservation of energy applies to this situation.

15. which of the following is not human-caused groundwater pollution? a. water in an aquifer dissolves elements such as arsenic and mercury from surrounding rock. b. water in an aquifer is contaminated by leachate that seeps into the ground from a landfill. c. water in an aquifer becomes polluted with chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. d. water in an aquifer absorbs harmful bacteria from the drainage field of a septic tank.

How many neutrons does an element have if its atomic number is 50 and its mass number is 166

Anitrogen atom and an oxygen atom combine chemically to form nitric oxide. what is nitric oxide?