Question

What is the mass of a sample of alcohol (specific heat = 2.4 J/gC), if it requires 4780 J of heat to raise the temperature by 5.43 C? *

Answer 1

The mass of a sample of alcohol is found to be = m = 367 g

Hence, it is found out that by raising the temperature of the given product, the mass of alcohol would be 367 g.

Explanation:

The Energy of the sample given is q = 4780

We are required to find the mass of alcohol m = ?

Given that,

The specific heat given is represented by = c = 2.4 J/gC

The temperature given is ΔT = 5.43° C

The mass of sample of alcohol can be found as follows,

The formula is c = $\frac{q}{mt}$

We can drive value of m bu shifting m on the left hand side,

m = $\frac{q}{ct}$

mass of alcohol (m) = $\frac{4780}{(2.4)( 5.43)}$

m = 367 g

Therefore, The mass of the given sample of alcohol is

m = 367g

It requires 4780 J of heat to raise the temperature by 5.43 C in the process which yields a mass of 367 g of alcohol.