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A metal ball of mass 0.65 kg with initial temperature of 30 oC is dropped into a container of 1.29 kg of water at 20 oC. If the final temperature is 20.4 oC, what is the specific heat of the metal to the nearest tenth of a J/kg·K?

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This solution calculates the specific heat of metal to the nearest tenth of a J/kg-K if the final temperature is 20.4 oC after being dropped into a container of water at 20 oC.

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