Question

how much energy would it take to heat a section of the copper tubing that weights about 660.0 gram, from 12.93 degree Celsius to 23.35 degree Celsius? Copper has a specific heat of 0.3850 J/(g• degree Celsius)

Answer 1

Answer:

                      Q  =  2647 J

Explanation:

                    Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy required by one Kg of a substance to raise its temperature by 1 °C.

In thermodynamics the equation used is as follow,

                                                 Q  =  m Cp ΔT

Where;

           Q  =  Heat  =  ?

           m  =  mass  =  660 g

           Cp  =  Specific Heat Capacity  =  0.3850 J.g⁻¹.°C⁻¹

           ΔT  =  Change in Temperature  =  23.35 °C - 12.93 °C  =  10.42 °C

Putting values in eq. 1,

                            Q  =  660 g × 0.3850 J.g⁻¹.°C⁻¹ ×  10.42 °C

                            Q  =  2647 J