Question

In the Energy and Specific Heat lab, you measure the temperature change of water to study the specific heat of a metal. What statement explains the relationship between the water and the metal you are studying

Answer 1

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In the Energy and Specific Heat lab, you measure the temperature change of water to study the specific heat of a metal. What statement explains the relationship between the water and the metal you are studying? Select one: O The heat lost by the metal plus the heat gained by the water equals 100. O The temperature change of the metal is equal to the temperature change of the water. O The heat lost by the metal is equal to the heat gained by the water. The initial temperature of the metal equals the initial temperature of the water

Answer:

The heat lost by the metal is equal to the heat gained by the water.

Explanation:

When the piece of metal is put into water, heat is lost by the metal and gained by the water.

Recall that energy is conserved hence heat lost by metal must be equal to heat gained by water.

Thus, the relationship between the metal under study and the water is that the metal looses heat to the water and heat lost by metal is equal to heat gained by water.