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A metal piece of mass 420 g420\ \mathrm{g} present at 80∘ C80^{\circ}\ \mathrm{C} is dropped in 80 g80\ \mathrm{g} of water present at 20∘ C20^{\circ}\ \mathrm{C} in a calorimeter of mass 84 g84\ \mathrm{g}. If the final temperature of the mixture is 30∘ C30^{\circ}\ \mathrm{C} then calculate the specific heat capacity of the metal piece. [Specific heat capacity of water =4.2 Jg−1 ∘C−1=4.2\ \mathrm{Jg}^{-1}\,{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}^{-1}.
(Specific heat capacity of the calorimeter = 200 Jkg−1 ∘C−1200\ \mathrm{Jkg}^{-1}\,{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}^{-1}
Solution:  
Given:
Mass of metal piece (m1)=420 g(m_1) =420\ \mathrm{g}
Spécific heat capacity of metal piece (C1)=(C_1) = ?
Initial temperature of metal piece (T1)=80∘ C(T_1) =80^{\circ}\ \mathrm{C}
Mass of water (m2)=80 g(m_2) =80\ \mathrm{g}
Specific heat capacity of water (C2)(C_2)
=4.2 Jg−1 ∘C−1=4.2\,\mathrm{Jg}^{-1}\,{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}^{-1}
Initial temperature of water (T2)=20∘ C(T_2) =20^{\circ}\ \mathrm{C}
Mass of calorimeter (m3)=84 g(m_3) =84\ \mathrm{g}
Specific heat capacity of calorimeter
  =200 Jkg−1 ∘C−1\;=200\ \mathrm{Jkg}^{-1}\,{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}^{-1}
  =  2001000 Jg−1 ∘C−1\;=\; \frac{200}{1000}\ \mathrm{Jg}^{-1}\,{}^\circ\mathrm{C}^{-1}
  =0.2 Jg−1 ∘C−1\;=0.2\ \mathrm{Jg}^{-1}\,{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}^{-1}
Final temperature of mixture =30∘ C=30^{\circ}\ \mathrm{C}
According to the principal of calorimetry,
Heat lost by metal piece (hot body) = Heat gained by water
+ Heat gained by calorimeter (cold body)
  m1C1ΔT1=m2C2ΔT2\;m_1 C_1 \Delta T_1= m_2 C_2 \Delta T_2 +m3C3ΔT3+m_3 C_3 \Delta T_3
  420×C1×(80−30)=80×4.2×(30−20)\;420 \times C_1 \times (80-30)= 80 \times 4.2 \times (30-20)
+84×0.2×(30−20)+84 \times 0.2 \times (30-20)
  21000×C1=3360+168\;21000 \times C_1= 3360+168
  21000C1=3528\;21000 C_1= 3528
  C1=352821000\;C_1= \frac{3528}{21000}
    =0.168 Jg−1 ∘C−1\;\; =0.168\ \mathrm{Jg}^{-1}\,{}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}^{-1}
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