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In an experiment on the specific heat of a metal a 0.20 kg block of the metal at \[150\text{ }{}^\circ C\] is dropped in a copper calorimeter (of water equivalent 0.025 kg) containing \[150\text{ c}{{\text{m}}^{3}}\] of water at \[27\text{ }{}^\circ C\]. The final temperature is \[40\text{ }{}^\circ C\]. Compute the specific heat (in \[J\,\,k{{g}^{-1}}\,\,{}^\circ {{C}^{-1}}\]) of the metal.

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434.3