A silver block, initially at 55.1∘C, is submerged into 100.0 g of water at 25.2∘C in an insulated container. The final temperature of the mixture upon reaching thermal equilibrium is 27.9∘C. The specific heat capacities for water and silver are Cs,water=4.18J/(g⋅∘C) and Cs,silver=0.235J/(g⋅∘C).

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