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specific heat capacity
« on: October 08, 2004, 03:55:56 PM »
154 grams of antifreeze absorbs 5045 joules of energy in going from 21 degrees celcius to 35 degrees celcius. what is the specific heat of the antifreeze?








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« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2004, 04:02:42 PM »
use this equation to solve:

Q = mc(dT) where

Q: heat absorbed
m: mass of antifreeze
c: specific heat capacity of antifreeze
dT: drop in temperature

ps: i modified your the title in your post to reflect your question in the title
« Last Edit: October 08, 2004, 04:04:46 PM by geodome »
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