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What is the specific heat of copper if it takes 128cal to raise the temperature of a 77g copper bar by 18.0 C?

What is the specific heat of copper if it takes 128cal to raise the temperature of a 77g copper bar by 18.0 C?

Answer:

Specific heat will have units of cal/gram-*C, so let's let the units guide us 128 cal x (1/77 g) x (1/18.0*C) 0.092 cal/gram-*C

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