Question

The same amount of heat entering identical masses of different substances produces different temperature changes. Calculate the final temperature when 1.45 kcal of heat enters 1.13 kg of the following, originally at 24.2°C. The specific heat capacity for each material is given in square brackets below. (a) water [1.00 kcal/(kg · °C)] °C (b) concrete [0.20 kcal/(kg · °C)] °C (c) steel [0.108 kcal/(kg · °C)] °C (d) mercury [0.0333 kcal/(kg · °C)] °C

Answer 1