It takes 54.0J to raise the temperature of an 8.80g piece of unknown metal from 13.0∘C to 24.8∘C. What is the specific heat for the metal?

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matt101 · Answer

You're going to want to use the following equation:

$$q=mc \Delta T$$
q is the total heat produced (or lost)
m is the mass of the compound being heated (or cooled), in this case the unknown metal
c is the specific heat
ΔT is the change in temperature

We know everything except the specific heat, so just plug in your numbers and solve for c!