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Calculate the specific heat of a metallic element if 31J of energy are needed to raise the temperature of a 50.0g sample from 25.0C TO 50.0c?

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Specific heat of a metal is the amount of energy required to heat one gram of the metal by 1 degree celsius.
Heat energy = (mass of substance)(specific heat)(change in temperature)
Mass of substance = 50 g
Heat energy =31 Joules
Change in temperature = 25 degree celsius.
Hence, specific heat = (31)/(50*25) = 0.0248 J/g deg Celsius
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