Which statement correctly expresses the thermal principle employed while determining…
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Problem
Which statement correctly expresses the thermal principle employed while determining specific heat capacity using a calorimeter kept perfectly insulated?
(a) Heat gained by the hotter body equals heat lost by the colder body.
(b) The final equilibrium temperature equals the arithmetic mean of the initial temperatures.
(c) Heat lost by the hotter body equals heat gained by the colder body.
(d) Heat supplied to the system equals the work done by the system.