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A substance of unknown mass absorbs 1932 joules of energy, going from 26 to 42 degrees Celsius. If the specific heat of the substance is 4.29 J/g·°C, how much of the substance is present?
2.8 g
6.6 g
66.2 g
28 g

Respuesta :

Answer : The mass of the substance is, 28 g

Solution :

Formula used :

[tex]Q=m\times c\times \Delta T=m\times c\times (T_{final}-T_{initial})[/tex]

where,

Q = heat absorbs = 1932 J

m = mass of the substance = ?

c = specific heat of substance = [tex]4.29J/g^oC[/tex]      

[tex]\Delta T=\text{Change in temperature}[/tex]  

[tex]T_{final}[/tex] = final temperature = [tex]42^oC[/tex]

[tex]T_{initial}[/tex] = initial temperature = [tex]26^oC[/tex]

Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get the mass of the substance.

[tex]1932J=m\times 4.29J/g^oC\times (42-26)^oC[/tex]

[tex]m=28.146g=28g[/tex]

Therefore, the mass of the substance is, 28 g