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How much heat, in kJ, is absorbed by a 77.0 g sample of aluminum at 25.0°C when it is immersed in boiling water? The specific heat capacity of aluminum is 0.900 J/g°C and the specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/g°C. Enter your answer with no units.
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Heat absorbed by aluminium, Q = mcdt
Where
m = mass of aluminium = 77.0 g
c = specific heat capacity of aluminum = 0.900 J/g°C
dt = change in temperature of aluminium = final temperature - initial temperature
= 100 - 25
= 75 oC
Plug the values we get Q = mcdt
= 77.0x0.900x75 J
= 5.2 x103 J
= 5.2 kJ Since 1kJ = 103 J
Therefore the heat absorbed is 5.2 kJ