Answer:

Explanation:
There are two heat transfers involved: the heat lost by the metal block and the heat gained by the water.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy can neither be destroyed nor created, so the sum of these terms must be zero.
Let the metal be Component 1 and the water be Component 2.
Data:
For the metal:

For the water:




If you meant the word silicon then yes, silicon is a semiconductor and its ability to conduct gets better as the temp. rises
I think that the answer is (D)... I hope this helped
In the physical properties, it is mentioned that the element has 4 valence electrons. The elements in the periodic table are arranged such that, the number of valence electrons present in the neutral atoms belonging to a particular group is equal to the group number.
Thus, the unidentified element can be best classified as a nonmetal in period 4
Ans C)