A silver bar has a mass of 0.525 kg. When 1230 joules of thermal energy is added to the bar, its temperature rises from 15 °C to 25 °C. Based on this information, calculate the specific heat of silver.

A silver bar has a mass of 0.525 kg. When 1230 joules of thermal energy is added to the bar, its temperature rises from 15 °C to 25 °C. Based on this information, calculate the specific heat of silver.

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Answer: 234.286 J/kg*°C

A silver bar has a mass of 0.525 kg. When 1230 joules of thermal energy is added to
the bar, its temperature rises from 15 °C to 25 °C. Based on this information, calculate
the specific heat of silver.

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