Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Section 16.4 - Exercises and Problems - Page 299: 24

Answer

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We know that $Q=mc\Delta T$ This can be rearranged as: $c=\frac{Q}{m\Delta T}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $c=\frac{7500}{(1)(3.0)}$ $c=2500\frac{J}{Kg \space C}$
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