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A solid of mass 250 g at `90^@C` is dropped in a calorimeter containing 100 g of water at `15^@c`.The resulting temperature of mixture becomes `40^@C` The mass of calorimeter is 100 g and its specific heat capacity is 0.1 `cal//g^@C`. Find the specific heat capacity of the solid

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