What is the specific heat of a substance if a mass of 10.0 kg increases in temperature from 10.0°C to 70.0°C when 2,520 J of heat is applied?
Heat energy can be calculated by using the specific heat of a substance multiplying it to the mass of the sample and the change in temperature. It is expressed as:
Energy = mCΔT2520= 10.0(C) (70.0 - 10.0)C = 4.2 J/ kg K