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An unknown mass of Al absorbs 187.9 J of heat and increases its temperature from 23.5 °C to 35.6 °C. What is the mass of the

aluminum?
Where:
Specific Heat of Aluminum is = 0.900 J/gºC

User Saran Banerjee
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Answer:

mass = 17.2 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

q = mcΔT => m = q/cΔT = 187j / (0.90j/g°C)(35.6°C - 23.5°C) = 17.2g

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