How many calories are absorbed by a copper spoon with a mass of 200 grams as it changes from 28°C to 33°C?

A) 0.00027
B) 3
C) 90
D) 13,000

And this one. How do i solve this one?

1 answer

What did you find?

calories= mass*specifheat*changeintemp

of course,you need the specific heat of copper in calories/gram-C

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/tables/sphtt.html

One of those is correct to one significant digit.