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blooreema
Nov 12, 2007, 04:03 PM
A 300g piece of aluminum is heated from 30 degrees C to 150 degrees C. What amount of heat energy is absorbed?
The specific heat capacity of aluminum is: 900

I tried doing this question.. and substituting it in the formula Q=m c DeltaT

but I get a different answer from my teacher's answer.

Can someone help and tell me what I'm doing wrong, or if I am missing a step?

Sanjay Persad
Nov 12, 2007, 07:10 PM
H=mst
H=0.3kg x 900 x 120
H= 32400 joules

Sanjay Persad
Nov 12, 2007, 07:11 PM
Just remember to convert your given mass to kg, and apply the formula