Asked by Randy

A 27.4 g sample of metal X requires
131 calories of energy to heat it from 10.0◦C to 90.0◦C. Calculate the specific heat of metal X.
Answer in units of J/g ·◦ C.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Answered by bobpursley
change 131 c to Joules.
divide by 27.4
divide by 80

Answered by Randy
Sorry, but I don't understand. Haven't done this in a while. I divided 137 J by 27.4 and then 80, but I get 0.05 as my answer.

is that correct?
Answered by bobpursley
You didn't change 131 calories to Joules first.
Answered by Randy
Oh, haha.. Thanks a lot. Very helpful. =]
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