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sattari [20]
3 years ago
10

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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