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What is the number of joules needed to increase the temperature of 50.0 grams of water 15°C?

i was also wondering if you could share the steps on how you did it so i can understand how to really do the equation for other questions like this as well.

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What occurs when the temperature of 10.0 grams of water is changed from 15.5°C to 14.5°C? [Specific Heat of Water = 4.18 J/g •k] 1) The water absorbs 41.8 joules. 2) The water absorbs 155 joules.

Step-by-step explanation:

Take a look at the specific heat of water. As you know, a substance's specific heat tells you how much heat is needed in order to increase the temperature of 1 g of that substance by 1∘C . In water's case, you need to provide 4.18 J of heat per gram of water to increase its temperature by 1∘C .

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