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Author: Jerry D. Wilson, Cecilia A. Hernández-Hall
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Chapter 20, Problem 2Q
The specific heat of aluminum is 0.22 cal/g-°C. What is the value of the specific heat in (a) kcal/kg-°C, (b) J/kg-°C? (Show your calculations.)
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