Question

A piece of silver of mass 362 g has a heat capacity of 85.7 J/°C. What is the specific heat of silver?

Answer 1

We calculate the specific heat capacity of silver by dividing the heat capacity of silver(Ag) by its mass;

$S_{Ag}=\frac{ C_{Ag}}{m_{Ag}}$

$=\frac{85.7J/^0C}{362g}$

$=0.237\frac{J}{g.^0C}$