800 J of heat are added to a .3 kg block of glass at a temperature of 300 K. How high will the temperature of the glass rise? The specific heat of glass is 664 J/kg•K.

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To determine how high the temperature of the block of glass will rise, we can use the formula for heat transfer:

\[ Q = mc\Delta T \]

Where:

  • \( Q \) is the amount of heat added (in joules),
  • \( m \) is the mass of the substance (in kg),
  • \( c \) is the specific heat capacity (in J/kg·K),
  • \( \Delta T \) is the change in temperature (in K).

Given:

  • \( Q = 800 \) J,
  • \( m = 0.3 \) kg,
  • \( c = 664 \) J/kg·K.

We need to find \( \Delta T \):

  1. Rearranging the formula to solve for \( \Delta T \):

\[ \Delta T = \frac{Q}{mc} \]

  1. Substituting in the known values:

\[ \Delta T = \frac{800 , \text{J}}{0.3 , \text{kg} \times 664 , \text{J/kg·K}} \]

  1. Calculating the denominator:

\[ 0.3 , \text{kg} \times 664 , \text{J/kg·K} = 199.2 , \text{J/K} \]

  1. Now substitute the result back into the equation for \( \Delta T \):

\[ \Delta T = \frac{800 , \text{J}}{199.2 , \text{J/K}} \approx 4.01 , \text{K} \]

  1. Finally, to find the new temperature of the glass:

\[ \text{Final Temperature} = \text{Initial Temperature} + \Delta T \] \[ \text{Final Temperature} = 300 , \text{K} + 4.01 , \text{K} \approx 304.01 , \text{K} \]

Thus, the temperature of the glass will rise approximately to 304.01 K.