The specific heat of silver is 0.057 calories/gram°C. If 10.0 grams of silver were heated and the temperature of the sample changed by 20.0°C, how many calories of heat energy were absorbed by the sample?

3,508 calories
0.029 calories
11.4 calories
0.114 calories

Question

The specific heat of silver is 0.057 calories/gram°C. If 10.0 grams of silver were heated and the temperature of the sample changed by 20.0°C, how many calories of heat energy were absorbed by the sample?

3,508 calories
0.029 calories
11.4 calories
0.114 calories

aaronq · Answer

have you seen this formula before?

$\sf \huge q=M*C_p*\Delta T$

anonymous · Answer

ya i just don't under stand it

aaronq · Answer

can you define the terms in the equation?

anonymous · Answer

ya but just dont know how exactly how to solve it.

aaronq · Answer

you pretty much plug in the data from the question into the formula and solve.

try to set the equation up and i'll come double-check it

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

0=10.0*0.057*20.0c

aaronq · Answer

q is what you're solving for, but the set up is perfect

q=10.0*0.057*20.0

anonymous · Answer

q=11.4 calories