Twenty grams of a solid at 70°c is place in 100 grams of a fluid at 20°c. thermal equilibrium is reached at 30°c.

the specific heat of the solid:
a. is equal to that of the fluid.
b. is less than that of the fluid.
c. is more than that of the fluid.
d. cannot be compared to that of a material in a different phase.

c. is more than that of the fluid.

Explanation:

This problem is based on the conservation of energy and the concept of thermal equilibrium

m= mass

s= specific heat

\DeltaT=change in temperature

let s1= specific heat of solid and s2= specific heat of liquid

then

Heat lost by solid=

Heat gained by fluid=

Now heat gained = heat lost

therefore,

1000 S_2=800 S_1

S_1=1.25 S_2

so the specific heat of solid is more than that of the fluid.

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