What is the specific heat of ethanol if 4650 j are required to raise the temperature of 250.0g of ethanol from 22.0oc to 29.6 degrees Celsius

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Answer:

[tex]C=2.45\frac{J}{g\°C}[/tex]

Explanation:

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In this case, since the thermodynamic definition of heat in terms of mass, specific heat and temperatures is given by:

[tex]Q=mC(T_2-T_1)[/tex]

We are to calculate the specific heat of the ethanol as shown below:

[tex]C=\frac{Q}{m(T_2-T_1)}[/tex]

Thus, by plugging it the given data we can obtain:

[tex]C=\frac{4650J}{250.0g(29.6-22.00\°C)} \\\\C=2.45\frac{J}{g\°C}[/tex]

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