A sample of aluminum, which has a specific heat capacity of , is dropped into an insulated container containing of water at and a constant pressure of . The initial temperature of the aluminum is . Assuming no heat is absorbed from or by the container, or the surroundings, calculate the equilibrium temperature of the water. Be sure your answer has significant digit

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Explanation:

A 21.0 g sample of aluminum, which has a specific heat capacity of 0.897 J g '°C ', is dropped into an insulated container containing 200.0 g of water at 25.0 °C and a constant pressure of 1 atm. The initial temperature of the aluminum is 90.1 °C Assuming no heat is absorbed from or by the container, or the surroundings, calculate the equilibrium temperature of the water. Be sure your answer has 3 significant digits.

Solution:

The amount of heat lost or gained by a substance is given by the formula:

Q = mcΔT

Where Q is the heat lost or gained, m is the mass of the substance, ΔT is the temperature change.

The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be transferred.

Therefore the heat lost by aluminum = heat gained by water

- calcium has greater affinity to bond with electron receptors than hydrogen does and hence, it has the ability to replace hydrogen in most of its compounds.

- lithium has 2 valence electrons in the product because it can make only 1 bond with hydrogen. beryllium has 4 valence electrons in the product because it can only make 2 bonds. it has fewer electrons than neon and can react with electron donors. each hydrogen has 2 valence electrons, the same as helium.

- the covalent bond formed between carbon and hydrogen is polar because carbon is more electronegative than hydrogen and it attracts the bonded electron pair closer to itself, thus giving hydrogen a partial positive charge.

- a hydrogen bond is a relatively weak bond that hydrogen atoms make with the electronegative atoms nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine.

so the best choice is a.) 2 calcium (ca) atoms