A chemist carefully measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a 236.0 mg sample of a pure substance from 5.1 °C to 11.6 °C. The experiment shows that 3.7 J of heat are needed. What can the chemist report for the specific heat capacity of the substance? Round your answer to 2 significant digits. -1 ·K

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A chemist carefully measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a 236.0 mg sample of a pure substance from 5.1 °C to 11.6 °C. The
experiment shows that 3.7 J of heat are needed. What can the chemist report for the specific heat capacity of the substance? Round your answer to 2 significant
digits.
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Transcribed Image Text:A chemist carefully measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a 236.0 mg sample of a pure substance from 5.1 °C to 11.6 °C. The experiment shows that 3.7 J of heat are needed. What can the chemist report for the specific heat capacity of the substance? Round your answer to 2 significant digits. - 1 - 1 ·K
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We know that q = mc∆T ....(1) 

q = heat required = 3.7 J, ∆T = increase in temperature = 11.6 °C -5.1 °C = 6.5 K, m = mass of pure substance = 236 mg = 0.236 gm, c = specific heat capacity 

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