Question

The molar heat capacity of a compound with the formula C2H6SO is 88.0 J/mol-K. The specific heat of this substance is __________ J/g-K.

Answer 1

Answer : The specific heat of this substance is, 1.13 J/g.K

Explanation :

Molar heat capacity : It is defined as the amount of heat absorbed by one mole of a substance to raise its temperature by one degree Celsius.

As we are given that the chemical formula of compound is, $C_2H_6SO$

First we have to calculate the molar mass of given compound.

Molar mass of $C_2H_6SO$ = $2(12g/mol)+6(1g/mol)+32g/mol+16g/mol$

Molar mass of $C_2H_6SO$ = 78 g/mol

Now we have to calculate the specific heat of this substance.

Specific heat of this substance = $\frac{\text{Molar heat capacity of a compound}}{\text{Molar mass of }C_2H_6SO}$

Specific heat of this substance = $\frac{88.0J/mol.K}{78g/mol}$

Specific heat of this substance = 1.13 J/g.K

Thus, the specific heat of this substance is, 1.13 J/g.K