Answer to Question #109137 in Organic Chemistry for Crystal

Question

The specific heat capacity of copper metal is 0.385 J/g · K. How much energy is required to heat 204 g of copper from –17.7 °C to 28.5 °C?

Answer 1

Temperature change of 1 K = 1 ⁰C. Thus, the energy required is:

Q = 0.385 J/(g*K) * 204 g * (28.5 + 17.7) K = 3628.5 J