A 2.00-kg metal object requires 1.00 × 104 J of heat to raise its temperature from 20.0 °C to 60.0 °C. What is the specific heat of the metal?

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Jalal Rasooly · Answer 1 · 2019-03-28T16:48:40+0000

Answer:

0.125 J/(g·k)

Step-by-step explanation:

Specific heat has units of J/(g·K), so we find the value by dividing the energy by the product of mass and temperature change.

(10^4 J)/(2·10^3 g·(60 -20)K) = 10/(2·40) J/(g·K) = 0.125 J/(g·k)