An unknown substance has a mass of 25.9 g. The temperature of the substance increases from 28.7 °C to 42.9 °C when 86.4 J of heat is added to the substance. The table lists the specific heats of select substances. Substance lead silver copper iron aluminum water Specific heat [J/(g. °C)] 0.128 0.235 0.385 0.449 0.903 4.184 What is the most likely identity of the unknown substance? water silver lead copper iron aluminum

An unknown substance has a mass of 25.9 g. The temperature of the substance increases from 28.7 °C to 42.9 °C when 86.4 J of heat is added to the substance. The table lists the specific heats of select substances. Substance lead silver copper iron aluminum water Specific heat [J/(g. °C)] 0.128 0.235 0.385 0.449 0.903 4.184 What is the most likely identity of the unknown substance? water silver lead copper iron aluminum

Chemistry

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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