Question

a 9.84 ounces ingot of unknown metal is heated from 73.2 degrees fahrenheit - 191.2 degrees fahrenheit this requires 3.912 calories of energy calculate the specific heat of the metal

Answer 1

The SI unit of specific heat is J per gram per degree Celsius. Thus it follows that specific heat could be calculated in this way:

Specific Heat = Energy / (mass x change in temperature)

Thus,

Specific Heat = 3.912 cal / (9.84 oz x (191.2 ˚F – 73.2 ˚F))

Specific Heat = 3.369 x 10^-3 cal/oz-˚F