A sample of gold required 5.68 × 104 J of heat to melt it from room temperature, 24.4 °C to its melting point, 1064.4 °C. How many pounds of gold were in the sample? TABLE 4.3 Specific Heat of Selected Substances Substance Specific heat (J/g°C) 4.184 2.138 2.059 0.900 0.473 0.385 0131 Water Ethyl alcohol Ice Aluminum Iron Copper Specific heat (cal/g°C) 1.000 0.511 0.492 0.215 0.113 0.0921 0.0313
A sample of gold required 5.68 × 104 J of heat to melt it from room temperature, 24.4 °C to its melting point, 1064.4 °C. How many pounds of gold were in the sample? TABLE 4.3 Specific Heat of Selected Substances Substance Specific heat (J/g°C) 4.184 2.138 2.059 0.900 0.473 0.385 0131 Water Ethyl alcohol Ice Aluminum Iron Copper Specific heat (cal/g°C) 1.000 0.511 0.492 0.215 0.113 0.0921 0.0313
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A sample of gold required 5.68 × 104 J of heat to melt it from room temperature, 24.4 °C to its melting point, 1064.4 °C. How many pounds of gold were in the sample?
TABLE 4.3 | Specific Heat of Selected Substances
Substance
Specific heat (J/g°°C)
Specific heat (cal/g°C)
4.184
2.138
2.059
Water
1.000
Ethyl alcohol
Ice
0.511
0.492
Aluminum
Iron
0.900
0.215
0.473
0.113
Copper
Gold
Lead
0.385
0.0921
0.0312
0.0305
0.131
0.128
Ib gold
the tolerance is +/-2%
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