A piece of unknown substance weighs 58.0 g and requires 1490 J to increase its temperature from 22.6°C to 89.5°C. (a) What is the specific heat (in J/g·°C) of the substance?   J/g·°C (b) If it is one of the substances found in the table below, what is its likely identity? Specific Heats of Common Substances at 25°C and 1 bar Substance Symbol (state) Specific Heat (J/g·°C) lead Pb(s) 0.127 copper Cu(s) 0.384 iron Fe(s) 0.449 argon Ar(g) 0.521 silicon Si(s) 0.712 carbon dioxide CO2(g) 0.843 oxygen O2(g) 0.919 nitrogen N2(g) 1.039 water H2O(l) 4.1801 helium He(g) 5.196

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A piece of unknown substance weighs 58.0 g and requires 1490 J to increase its temperature from 22.6°C to 89.5°C.
(a)
What is the specific heat (in J/g·°C) of the substance?
  J/g·°C
(b)
If it is one of the substances found in the table below, what is its likely identity?
Specific Heats of Common Substances at 25°C and 1 bar
Substance Symbol (state) Specific Heat (J/g·°C)
lead Pb(s) 0.127
copper Cu(s) 0.384
iron Fe(s) 0.449
argon Ar(g) 0.521
silicon Si(s) 0.712
carbon dioxide CO2(g) 0.843
oxygen O2(g) 0.919
nitrogen N2(g) 1.039
water H2O(l) 4.1801
helium He(g) 5.196

 

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