Answer to Question #190548 in General Chemistry for Maddie Dalton

Question

Aluminum has a specific heat of 0.900 J/g·°C. How much energy is required to raise the temperature of 140. g of aluminum from 10.0°C to 232.0°C?

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Answer 1

Increase in temperature = 232-10 = 222°C

Q = Mc∆T

= 140 × 0.9 × 222

27972J

= 27.972 kJ