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In grinding a steel knife blade (specific heat = 0.11 cal/g-eC), the metal can get as hot as 400eC. If the blade has a mass of 80 g, what is the minimum amount of water needed at 20e C if the water is not to rise above the boiling point when the hot blade is quenched in it?

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In grinding a steel knife blade (specific heat = 0.11 cal/g-eC), the metal can get as hot as 400eC. If the blade has a mass of 80 g, what is the minimum amount of water needed at 20e C if the water is not to rise above the boiling point when the hot blade is quenched in it?






 
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