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What is the specific heat of iron, if it requires 1120 J of heat energy to raise the

temperature of 430.0 g of iron from 10.0ºC to 20.4ºC

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Specific heat is defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature by one degree celsius. Therefore, in 1 kg there are 100 grams so, 10 grams equal 0.01 Kg. Thus, calculate the specific heat value as follows. Thus, we can conclude that specific heat of the given metal is 0.5 .

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