Nickel in Coffee Cup Calorimeter (Small Error)

[deezer]

Homework Statement

nickel weights 28.2g and is heated to 100°C
150g water at 13.5°C
After the nickel is placed in the water, the final temperature of the metal and water is 25°C.
Find the specific heat capacity of nickel

Homework Equations

Q=mcΔT

The Attempt at a Solution

Qwater=mcΔT
=150g x 4.181J/°C x (25°C-13.5°C)
=7212.225J

Qnickel+Qwater=0
Qnickel=-Qwater=-7212.225J
mcΔT=-7212.225J
c=(-7212.225J)/(28.2g)(25°C-100°C)
=3.41 J/g°C

I googled the c value for nickel and it's 0.44 at 25 degrees Celsius. I'm not sure where I went wrong. Thanks in advance for helping

 

[Borek]

nickel weights 28.2g and is heated to 100°C
150g water at 13.5°C
After the nickel is placed in the water, the final temperature of the metal and water is 25°C.

Your result is consistent with these numbers - so it is either error in the book, or the question was asked by someone not knowing the real value, or you made a mistake copying the question.

 

[epenguin]

Please check but I think that if the initial water temperature were 23.5° instead of the slightly odd-sounding 13.5° it comes out about right.