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4) The specific heat of aluminum is 0.88 J/g °C. How much heat is released when a 10 g piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°?

4.40 J
568 J
440 J​

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Answer:

See below

Step-by-step explanation:

The units of the specific heat hint at how to solve these types of problems

.88 J/(g-C) * 10 g * (100- 50 C) = 440 J

( see how the g and the C 'cancel out' ?)

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