Calculate the heat gained by the water if the final equilibrium temperature is 57.8 °C.

Question

A 1.5 g iron nail is heated to 95.0 °C and placed into a beaker of water.

Calculate the heat gained by the water if the final equilibrium temperature is 57.8 °C.

The specific heat of iron = 0.449 J/ g °C;

Answer 1

q = mC∆T

use the values given and solve for ∆T