Question

The specific heat of gold is 0.031 calories/gram°C. If 10.0 grams of gold were heated and the temperature of the sample changed by 20.0°C, how many calories of heat energy were absorbed by the sample?
6.2 calories
0.016 calories
6,451 calories
0.062 calories

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer here is 6.2. Since you would have to multiply the specific heat of gold by the amount of gold by the new heat of the gold. So this would be:

0.031 x 10 x 20 = 6.2

Answer 2

The answer is A. 6.2 calories