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The mass of a copper calorimerter is `40 g` and its specific heat in (SI) units is `4.2 xx 10^2 J kg^-1 .^(@) C^1` The thermal capacity is.

A

`4 J ^(@)C^-1`

B

`18.6 J`

C

`16.8 j//kg`

D

`16.8 J^(@) C^-1`

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The correct Answer is:
D
Thermal capacity = ms
=`(0.04 kg)(4.2 xx 10^2 J kg^-1 .^(@) C^-1)`
=` 16.8 j// .^(@) C`.
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