Question

How much heat, in calories, is needed to raise the temperature of 125.0 g of Lead (c lead = 0.130 J/g°C) from 17.5°C to 41.1°C?

Answer 1

95.6 cal
are needed.
Explanation:
Use the following equation:
q
=
m
c
Δ
T
,
where:
q
is heat energy,
m
is mass,
c
is specific heat capacity, and
Δ
T
is the change in temperature.
Δ
T
=
T
final
−
T
initial
Known
m
=
125 g
c
Pb
=
0.130
J
g
⋅
∘
C
T
initial
=
17.5
∘
C
T
final
=
42.1
∘
C
Δ
T
=
42.1
∘
C
−
17.5
∘
C
=
24.6
∘
C
Unknown
q
Solution
Plug the known values into the equation and solve.
q
=
(
125
g
)
×
(
0.130
J
g
⋅
∘
C
)
×
(
24.6
∘
C
)
=
400. J

(rounded to three significant figures)
Convert Joules to calories
1 J
=
0.2389 cal
to four significant figures.
400
.
J
×
0.2389
cal
1
J
=
95.6 cal

(rounded to three significant figures)
95.6 cal
are needed.