Question

Calculate the specific heat capacity of the unknown metal given the

Answer 1

Answer: The specific heat capacity of the unknown metal given is $0.466 J/g^{o}C$.

Explanation:

Given: Mass = 225 g

Change in temperature = $13^{o}C$

Heat energy = 1363 J

The formula used to calculate specific heat is as follows.

$q = m \times C \times \Delta T$

where,

q = heat energy

m = mass of substance

C = specific heat

$\Delta T$ = change in temperature

Substitute the values into above formula as follows.

$q = m \times C \times \Delta T\\1363 J = 225 g \times C \times 13^{o}C\\C = \frac{1363 J}{225 g \times 13^{o}C}\\= 0.466 J/g^{o}C$

Thus, we can conclude that the specific heat capacity of the unknown metal given is $0.466 J/g^{o}C$.