High School

45.8 grams of copper requires 1172 J of heat to reach a final temperature of 100.5 ℃. What was the initial temperature? The specific heat of copper is 0.385 J/g℃.

A. 66.5 ℃
B. 122 ℃
C. 34.0 ℃
D. 75.2 ℃