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The water equivalent of a copper calorimeter is 4.5g. If the specific heat of copper is 0.09 cal `g^(-1).^(@)C^(-1)`. Then

A

mass of the calorimeteris 0.5 kg

B

thermal capacity of the calorimeter is `4.5 "cal "^@C^(-1)`

C

heat required to raise the temperature of the calorimeter by `8^@C` will be 36 cal

D

None of the above statements are correct.

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