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A piece of unknown solid substance weighs 44.7 grams and requires 2110 J to increase its temperature from 23.2 C to 89.6 C. What is the specific heat of the substance?

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Answer:

.7109 j / gm-C

Step-by-step explanation:

Specific heat = j/gm-C

j = 2110 gm = 44.7 C = ( 89.6-23.2) = 66.4

2110 /(44.7 * 66.4) = .7109 j/gm-C

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Answer:

silicon 0.712 J/g°C

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i hope this helps you, sorry if im wrong, but this should be correct!

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