how much heat is lost by 2.0 grams of water if the temperature drops from 31 degrees celcius to 29 celcius? The specific heat of water is 4.184 j/g celcius.

a) 4.0j
b)6.2j
c) 8.4j
d) 16.7j

Question

how much heat is lost by 2.0 grams of water if the temperature drops from 31 degrees celcius to 29 celcius? The specific heat of water is 4.184 j/g celcius.

a) 4.0j 
b)6.2j
c) 8.4j
d) 16.7j

mrnood · Answer

the answer is in the question.
how many grams?
how many deg?
 The units of the specific heat tell you that you multiply 4.184 by both the above to get the heat required.