Question

The specific heat of aluminum is 0.214 cal/g•oC. Determine the energy, in calories, necessary to raise the temperature of a 55.5 g piece of aluminum from 23.0 to 48.6oC.

Answer 1

This equation might help us:
\( \rm \large q = m c \Delta T \)
We are given the mass (55.5 g), the specific heat (0.214 cal/g C), and an initial and final temperature. We can calculate the difference in temperature and use that value to calculate the energy in calories.