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A sphere of aluminium of 0.047 kg is placed for sufficient time in a vessel containing boiling water, so that the sphere is at `100^(@)` C. It is then immediately transferred to 0.14 kg copper calorimeter containing 0.25 kg of water at `20^(@)` C. The temperature of water rises and attains a steady state at `23^(@)`Calculate the specific heat capacity of aluminium. (Give specific heat of copper `=0.386xx10^(3)Jkg^(-1)K^(-1))`.

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