A piece of copper alloy with a mass of 88.0 g is
heated from 25.0◦C to 44.0◦C. In the process,
it absorbs 504 J of energy as heat. What is
the specific heat of this copper alloy?
Answer in units of J/g · K Your answer
must be within ± 1.0%

Question

A piece of copper alloy with a mass of 88.0 g is
heated from 25.0◦C to 44.0◦C. In the process,
it absorbs 504 J of energy as heat. What is
the specific heat of this copper alloy?
Answer in units of J/g · K Your answer
must be within ± 1.0%

aaronq · Answer

use the calorimetry equation:  q=m*Cp*dT

q= heat, m = mass, Cp = specific heat capacity, dT= change in temperature

do you know where to plug these values in?