Calculate the specific heat of a substance when 63j of energy are transferred as heat to an 8.0 g sample to raise it temperature from 314 k to 340 k

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Marquis Wong

23 October, 15:05

Calculate the specific heat of a substance when 63j of energy are transferred as heat to an 8.0 g sample to raise it temperature from 314 k to 340 k

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Andreas Leblanc · Answer 1

The formula for energy or enthalpy is:

E = m Cp (T2 - T1)

where E is energy = 63 J, m is mass = 8 g, Cp is the specific heat, T is temperature

63 J = 8 g * Cp * (340 K - 314 K)

Cp = 0.3 J / g K