Heat Capacity and Temperature change

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The discussion centers on calculating the final temperature when combining two materials with different heat capacities. A 5 kg piece of low carbon steel at 25°C is placed in contact with a 300g piece of polyethylene at 180°C. The specific heat capacities provided are 480 J/kg·K for steel and 1.8 x 10^3 J/kg·K for polyethylene. Participants address issues with the formatting of numerical values in the original post. The conversation emphasizes the importance of correctly applying heat capacity principles to find the final equilibrium temperature.
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I know how to do heat capacity problems but i am unsure of how to do them when two materials are combined together. Here is the question. Any help would be great, thanks.

A 5 kg pieces of low carbon steel at room temperature 25°C is placed into contact with a 300g piece of polyethylene at 180°C . What is the final temperature?

Low carbon steel Cp = 480 j/kg.K
Polyethylene Cp = 1.8 x 10^3 j/kg.K
 
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hey mate, just letting you know that your values with regard to each material have not come up correctly, there are just squares next to the numbers.
 
oh cheers, is that any better? i changed them
 
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