your temperature increase -or decrease- is given by the specific heat (S) of the object.
(s)pecific heat = (new temp)/mass*change in temp.
or if youre crazy,
calculate the actual change in temp = heat added/(mass x specific heat)
and compare it to actual (known) heat capacity of gold
Your friend comes across a good deal to purchase a gold ring. She asks you for advice for you to test the ring. The ring has a mass of 4.54 g. When you heat the ring with 94.8 J of energy, its temperature rises from 23.0 degrees celsius to 47.5 degrees celsius. Would you advise your friend that she is getting a good deal? Explain. The specific heat capacity of gold is 0.1291 J/g degrees celsius
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