A chemist carefully measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a  155.0mg  sample of  C9H10O2  from  46.5°C  to  66.3°C . The experiment shows that  4.80J  of heat are needed. What can the chemist report for the molar heat capacity of  C9H10O2 ? Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits. ⋅J⋅mol−1K−1

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A chemist carefully measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a 
155.0mg
 sample of 
C9H10O2
 from 
46.5°C
 to 
66.3°C
. The experiment shows that 
4.80J
 of heat are needed. What can the chemist report for the molar heat capacity of 
C9H10O2
? Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.
⋅J⋅mol−1K−1
 
 
 
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