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Given the data table below, which metal will take the least amount of

energy to increase its temperature?
metal. c(j/gk)
Al. 0.921
Ba. 0.201
Mg. 1.04
Ni. 0.502
K. 0.754

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Answer:

Barium

Step-by-step explanation:

The specific heat of a material is a property defined as the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1g of this material in 1°C = 1K

In this way, the metal that takes the least amount of energy to increase its temperature is the metal that has the lowest specific heat.

In the problem, this metal is Barium (Ba = 0.201J/gK)

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