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(a) Which substance in Table requires the smallest amount of energy to increase the temper...

(a) Which substance in Table requires the smallest amount of energy to increase the temperature of 50.0 g of that substance by 10 K?

Table Specific Heats of Some Substances at 298 K

Elements

Compounds

Substance

Specific Heat ( J/g-K)

Substance

Specific Heat (J/g-K)

N2(g)

1.04

H2O(l)

4.18

Al(s)

0.90

CH4(g)

2.20

Fe(s)

0.45

CO2(g)

0.84

Hg(l)

0.14

CaCO3(s)

0.82

(b) Calculate the energy needed for this temperature change.

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