Question

You are given 50.0g of an unknown metal. You apply 6.00 x103J of energy to
the metal, raising its temperature from 25.0°C to 955.0°C. What is the specific heat of the metal?
q = mass metal x specific heat metal x (Tfinal-Tinitial)
6000 J = 50.0 x specific heat metal x (955.0 - 25.0)
Solve for specific heat metal. Post your work if you get stuck.
how would i find the specific heat of the metal?
do i subtract 955.0 by 25.0?
I believe you need a course in algebra.
Yes, the first step is to subtract 955.0 - 25.0 = 930.0
6000 J = 50.0 x specific heat metal x (955.0 - 25.0)
6000 = 50 x sp.h. x 930.0
6000 = 46,500 x sp.h.
sp.h. is the unknown. Solve for that.

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