The Specific Heat Capacity of Liquid Mercury Is 0 $g ^ { - 1 }$

question 134

Multiple Choice

The specific heat capacity of liquid mercury is 0.14 J $g ^ { - 1 }$ $\mathrm { K } ^ { - 1 }$ .How many joules of heat are needed to raise the temperature of 4.00 g of mercury from 19.0°C to 39.5°C?

• A)5.9 × 10² J
• B)33 J
• C)0.72 J
• D)0.0017 J
• E)11 J

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