First, they measured the mass and temperature of a sample of water in a calorimeter. Then, they heated the 100 g metal sample in a beaker filled with boiling water and waited until the metal sample reached 100°C. They transferred the metal sample into the calorimeter and placed the lid on the calorimeter. They stirred until the temperature no longer changed, and the water and metal reached equilibrium. They repeated the procedure with a 200 g, 300 g, 400 g, and 500 g sample of the metal.
(The specific heat of water equals 4.18 joule/gram °C. )

What is the specific heat of the masses in this experiment? Infer the substance the masses are made of and explain your inference using the data as support. Based on your calculation of the metal's specific heat, what is the metal? Show your work.

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Explanation:

a person with a mass of 106kg has a weight of 1060n

air exerts forces on falling objects near earth’s surface.

explanation:

the term 'free falls' refer to object that are falling towards the earth, in a situation in which gravity is the only force acting on the object.

for an object in free fall, the acceleration is constant (g, the gravitational acceleration), and so the velocity of the object constantly increases.

for objects near earth's surface, there is always another force acting on the object: the resistance due to the air. this force is opposed to the direction of fall of the object, and it is proportional to the velocity of the object, so as the object falls down, this force increases up to a point when it balances the force of gravity, and the object continues its motion at constant velocity (called terminal velocity). since in this case gravity is not the only force acting on the object, we are not in a situation of free fall.