Answer to Question #103853 in General Chemistry for Cheryl Grey

Question

a new substance has been made in the laboratory. If 2.3 kcal cause 12.93 grams to increase in temperature from 23.7 degrees Celsius to 31.3 degrees Celsius, what is the specific heat capacity of the new substance?

Answer 1

c=∆E/m∆T= 16.736 x 1000/12.93 x 7.6= 170.309766.