A 200 gram sample of metal is warmed from 50°C to 80°C when 100 calories of heat are added. What is he specific heat capacity of the metal?

Respuesta :

Given:

The mass of the sample is

[tex]m=200\text{ g}[/tex]

The initial temperature is

[tex]t_i=50\text{ }\degree C[/tex]

The final temperature is

[tex]t_f=80\text{ }\degree C[/tex]

The amount of heat is,

[tex]H=100\text{ cal}[/tex]

To find:

The specific heat capacity of the metal

Explanation:

Let the specific heat capacity is 'c'

The amount of heat for the temperature change is,

[tex]H=mc(t_f-t_i)[/tex]

Substituting the values we get,

[tex]\begin{gathered} 100=200\times c\times(80-50) \\ 100=200\times c\times30 \\ c=\frac{100}{200\times30} \\ c=0.016\text{ cal/g.}\degree C \end{gathered}[/tex]

Hence, the specific heat capacity is

[tex]0.016\text{ cal/g.}\degree C[/tex]