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sattari [20]
3 years ago
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Mercury has one of the lowest specific heats. This fact added to its liquid state at most atmospheric temperatures make it effec

tive for use in thermometers. If 275 J of energy are added to 0.450 kg of mercury, the mercury's temperature will increase by 4.09 K. What is the specific heat of mercury.
Physics
1 answer:
UNO [17]3 years ago
5 0

The specific heat of mercury is 149.4 J/(kgK)

Explanation:

When a substance is supplied with an amount of energy Q, its temperature increases according to the equation:

\Delta T=\frac{Q}{mC_s}

where

\Delta T is the increase in temperature

m is the mass of the sample

C_s is its specific heat capacity

For the sample of mercury in this problem we have

Q = 275 J

m = 0.450 kg

\Delta T = 4.09 K

Therefore, by re-arranging the equation we find the mercury's specific heat:

C_s = \frac{Q}{m\Delta T}=\frac{275}{(0.450)(4.09)}=149.4 J/(kgK)

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