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A 16 kg block of metal receives 160 kJ of heat. This causes the block’s temperature to rise by 11°C. What is the metal?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use c = Q/(mΔT).

c = 160000 J / (16 kg · 11 K) = 160000 / 176 = 909 J·kg⁻¹·K⁻¹ (≈9.09×10²).

This matches aluminium (c ≈ 900 J·kg⁻¹·K⁻¹), so the metal is aluminium.