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Homework Statement
an aluminum calorimeter with a mass of 100g contains 250g of water. THe calorimeter and water are in thermal equilibrium at 10 degrees celcius. Two metallic blocks are placed into the water. One is copper of 50g at 80celcius. The other is block is 70g and originally at temp of 100Celcius. The entire system stablilizes at a final temp of 20celcius. Determine the specific heat of the unknown sample.
Homework Equations
Q=mC(changeofT)
so c=Q/m(changeofT)
Qcold=-Qhot
The Attempt at a Solution
MwCw(10celcius)+MaCa(10celcius)=-McuCcu(20-80)-MukCuk(20-100)
so
250g(4186J/Kg)(10)+100(900J/Kg)(10)=-50(387J/kg)(-60)-MukCuk(-80)
im not sure if i set up the unknows correctly (Mu=mass of unknown and Cuk=specific heat of unknow)... can anyone help me out