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    Oct 26, 2009, 02:52 PM
    Bismuth's specific heat is 121 J/kgK, the lowest of any non-radioactive metal. What I
    Bismuth's specific heat is 121 J/kgK, the lowest of any non-radioactive metal. What is the mass of a bismuth sample if 25 J raises its temperature 5.0 K?"
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    Oct 26, 2009, 11:14 PM

    Use the formula:



    where Q is the Quantity of heat
    m is the mass
    c is the specific heat capacity
    Delta theta the change in temperature.

    You have Q, c, and delta theta. Solve for m, the mass.
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