A 2.37 g sample of a substance suspected of being pure gold is warmed to 71.8 ∘C and submerged into 15.9 g of water initially at 24.3 ∘C. The final temperature of the mixture is 27.0 ∘C.

specific heat capacity of the unknown is 629.66 J/kg C

Explanation:

As we know that gold is heated to 72.3 degree C and mixed with water at 24.8 degree C

Now the final temperature of the mixture is 26 degree C

here we can say that heat given by the gold = heat absorbed by the water

So we will have

Q_{in} = Q_{out}Q

in

=Q

out

2.62 s (72.3 - 24.8) = 15.6 (4186) (26 - 24.8)2.62s(72.3−24.8)=15.6(4186)(26−24.8)

so we will have

s = 629.66 J/kg Cs=629.66J/kgC

so specific heat capacity of the unknown is 629.66 J/kg C

every chemical equation adheres to the law of conservation of mass, which states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. therefore, there must be the same number of atoms of each element on each side of a chemical equation.