Question

The specific heat of silver is 0.057 calories/gram°C. If 10.0 grams of silver were heated and the temperature of the sample changed by 20.0°C, how many calories of heat energy were absorbed by the sample?

Answer 1

The formula used for this is:
Q = mcΔT

Where m is the mass, c is the specific heat capacity and ΔT is the change in temperature. Thus:

Q = 10 x 0.057 x 20
Q = 11.4 calories