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The specific heat capacity of a pure substance can be found by dividing the heat needed to change the temperature of a sample of the substance by the mass of the sample and by the change in temperature. The heat capacity of a certain substance has been measured to be 4.88J·g°C. Suppose 175.g of the substance are heated until the temperature of the sample has changed by 7.85°C. Write an equation that will let you calculate the heat Q that was needed for this temperature change. Your equation should contain only symbols. Be sure you define each symbol.

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Learning Goal: To understand the concepts of heat capacity, specific heat, and molar heat capacity. Heat capacity, C, is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by exactly 1 degree Celsius. The energy needed to warm an object increases as the mass of that object increases. We see this in our everyday life. For example, we know that it takes much more energy to heat a large tank of water than a small cup. Because of this dependence on mass, experimentally determined heat capacities are always reported in terms of the amount of the substance that is heated. One method is to report how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of one mole of a substance by exactly 1 degree Celsius. This value is the molar heat capacity, which has the symbol Cp.The molar heat capacity is given in the units J/(mol⋠∘C). A second method is to report how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by exactly 1 degree Celsius. This value is the specific heat, which has been given the symbol Cs. The units for specific heat are J/(g⋠∘C). The heat capacity of a substance is therefore related to the energy q needed to raise its temperature by an amount ΔT. That is, q=nCpΔT, where n denotes the number of moles of the substance, or q=mCsΔT, where m denotes the number of grams of the substance.

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It takes 55.0 J to raise the temperature of an 9.90 g piece of unknown metal from 13.0∘C to 24.8 ∘C. What is the specific heat for the metal?

Express your answer with the appropriate units.

Part 2

The molar heat capacity of silver is 25.35 J/mol⋠∘C. How much energy would it take to raise the temperature of 9.90 g of silver by 16.0 ∘C?

Express your answer with the appropriate units.

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What is the specific heat of silver? Express your answer with the appropriate units.

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To understand the concepts of heat capacity, specific heat, and molar heat capacity.

Heat capacity, C, is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by exactly 1 degree Celsius. The energy needed to warm an object increases as the mass of that object increases. We see this in our everyday life. For example, we know that it takes much more energy to heat a large tank of water than a small cup. Because of this dependence on mass, experimentally determined heat capacities are always reported in terms of the amount of the substance that is heated. One method is to report how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of one mole of a substance by exactly 1 degree Celsius. This value is the molar heat capacity, which has the symbol Cp.The molar heat capacity is given in the units J/(mol⋠∘C). A second method is to report how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by exactly 1 degree Celsius. This value is the specific heat, which has been given the symbol Cs. The units for specific heat are J/(g⋠∘C).

The heat capacity of a substance is therefore related to the energy q needed to raise its temperature by an amount ΔT. That is, q=nCpΔT, where n denotes the number of moles of the substance, or q=mCsΔT, where m denotes the number of grams of the substance.

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It takes 51.0 J to raise the temperature of an 11.1 g piece of unknown metal from 13.0∘C to 24.3 ∘C. What is the specific heat for the metal?

Express your answer with the appropriate units.
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Parts B and C

The next two questions pertain to silver. They have nothing to do with unknown metal described in Part A.

Part B

The molar heat capacity of silver is 25.35 J/mol⋠∘C. How much energy would it take to raise the temperature of 11.1 g of silver by 15.8 ∘C?

Express your answer with the appropriate units.
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Part C

What is the specific heat of silver?

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