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18. A 35.0 G piece of metal wire is heated and the temperature changes from 21°C to 52°C the specific heat of the metal is 0.900 J/G degrees Celsius how much energy was required to heat the metal please show work

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Answer:

Q = 976.5 J.

Step-by-step explanation:

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In this case, according to the thermodynamic definition of the heat in terms mass, specific heat and temperature change, we can write:


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Thus, by plugging in the given data, we obtain:


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