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A 55g piece of copper wire is heated and the temperature of the wire changes 19 to 86 the amount of heat absorbed is 343 cal what is the specific heat of copper
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A 55g piece of copper wire is heated and the temperature of the wire changes 19 to 86 the amount of heat absorbed is 343 cal what is the specific heat of copper

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Specific Heat= heat/ mass x ΔT

heat= 343 cal
mass= 55 grams
ΔT= 86 - 19= 67 C.

Specific heat= 343 cal / (55 g x 67 C)= 0.0931 cal/ g C
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