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In a lab, students measured the mass of an unknown metal to be 46.4g The metal sample releases 769 J when it is cooled from 101.0°C to 30.00 "C, the
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From Q = mcΔΤ, the specific heat capacity, c, of the metal that was cooled is c = Q/mΔT = (-769 J)/(46.4 g)(30.0 °C - 101.0 °C) = 0.233 J/g °C. From the table, it appears that this is the specific heat capacity of silver. So, the metal is most like silver.

Note: The value for Q was written as a negative value in the equation as heat energy was given off by the metal when the metal was cooled (from the metal’s point of view, it’s losing heat energy).
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