13. Mercury has one of the lowest heat capacities. If 257J of heat are added to 5500g of mercury,the mercury's temp will increas

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e by 5.5 degrees Celsius. What is the specific heat capacity of mercury?

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NikAS [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-24T18:43:27+03:00

NikAS [45]2 years ago

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Given:

257J of heat

5500g of mercury

increase by 5.5 degrees Celsius

Required:

Specific heat of mercury

Solution:

H = mCpT

257J = (5500g of mercury) Cp (5.5 degrees Celsius)

Cp = 8.5 x 10^-3 Joules per gram per degree Celsius