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A 50.0g thermometer is used to measure the temperature of 130mL of water. The specific heat of the thermometer, which is mostlyglass, is 750J/(kgK), and it reads 23.0 ∘C while lying on thetable. After being completely immersed in the water, thethermometer's reading stabilizes at 74.6 ∘C.

What was the actual water temperature before it wasmeasured?

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