Question

A 200.0 g copper block absorbs 2.34 × 10^3 J of heat to raise its temperature by 30.0 K. What is the specific heat of copper? Please show your work/all the steps.

Answer 1

specific heat = Heat / (mass x change in temperature)

specific heat= 2.34 x 10^3 / 200 x 30

specific heat = 2,340 / 6,000

Specific Heat= 0.39

Answer 2

Answer: 0.39 Jg/K

Step-by-step explanation:

`Q= m* c* \Delta T`

Q = heat gained =
`2.34* 10^(3)Joules`

m = mass of the substance = 200 g

c = heat capacity of copper = ? J/g ° C

`\Delta T={\text{Change in temperature}}=30K`

`2.34* 10^(3)=200g* cJ/gK* 30K`

`c= 0.39Jg/K`

Thus specific heat of copper is 0.39 Jg/K.