Calorimetry Problem: Final Temp of Al+Water

[flutterfly]

Homework Statement

A 300 g piece of aluminum at a temperature of 75 degrees C is dropped into a calorimeter containing 400 mL of water at 5 degrees C. What is the final temperature? The C Al = 0.9 J/g degrees C.

Homework Equations

q = mcdeltat

The Attempt at a Solution

I have no idea where to begin o_0

 

[Borek]

Heat lost = heat gained (each one is described by the equation you have listed). This will be equation with one unknown - final temperature.

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