Question

The thermal energy used by heater in 3 minutes is used to melt wax.Melting point of solid wax is 60.Specific heat of wax is 220j/g.Heater supplies 7700j of energy,how much wax melts?

Answer 1

Answer:

m = 35 g

Explanation:

The specific heat of a material can be calculated by the following formula:

$C = \frac{Q}{m}$

where,

C = Specific Heat of Wax = 220 J/g

Q = Amount of Heat Supplied by the Heater = 7700 J

m = mass of wax melted = ?

Therefore,

$220\ J/g = \frac{7700\ J}{m}\\\\m = \frac{7700\ J}{220\ J/g}$

m = 35 g