Question

If the specific heat of water is 1.0 calorie/gram°C, how many calories are required to raise 500 grams of water 10.0°C?

510 cal
5,000 cal
50 cal
501 cal

Answer 1

it takes 1 cal. of heat to raise 1 gram of water one degree. you have 500g of water that needs to be raised 10 degrees. plug those into you fraction to get your answer.

Answer 2

this formula summarizes what you should do: \(q=m*C*\Delta T\)

Answer 3

5,000 cal.