The Specific Heat Is the Amount of Heat Required to Raise

question 93

Multiple Choice

The specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius.A 75.0-g sample of an unknown substance absorbed 2.93 kJ of energy as it changed from a temperature of 23.2°C to 95.4°C.What is the specific heat of the unknown substance?

• A)541 kJ/(g ⋅°C)
• B)0.541 J/(g ⋅°C)
• C)5.41 kJ/(g ⋅°C)
• D)54.1 kJ/(g ⋅°C)
• E)0.541 kJ/(g ⋅°C)

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