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Question
Give two reasons as to why copper is preferred over other metals for making calorimeters.
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Solution
Copper is preferred over other metals for making calorimeters because:
(i) It has a low specific heat capacity.
(ii) It takes negligible amount of heat from its contents to attain the temperature of the contents.
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