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22 November, 10:07

You are walking on a beach and find a mystery piece of metal. You take it back to your lab and measure its mass to be 0.5 kg. In order to heat the metal 1 degree K, you must add 115 J of heat. Identify the metal. q = mCΔT

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  1. 22 November, 13:16
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    For the given question above, I think there is a choice of answers accompanied with the question. Based on my research, the choices are:

    A. Brass

    B. Copper

    C. Platinum

    D. Silver

    The answer for the question is option D. Silver.

    Specific heat = 15 J / 0.5 kg

    = 230 J kg - 1

    Substance Specific Heat (J kg-1 K-1)

    Aluminum 900

    Copper 390

    Brass 380

    Silver 230

    Platinum 130
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