Question #22d95

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Jun 9, 2017

50 calories or 2,092 joules

Explanation:

For a pure condensed phase (i.e.; pure solid, pure liquid or pure gas phase substance ) the expression Q = mcDeltaT is used to calculate the quantity of heat associated with the specified DeltaT value given.
Q = Heat Quantity in calories or joules
m = mass (grams) of substance
c = specific heat = a constant that defines the amount of heat needed to raise one gram of substance by 1 degree celcius.
DeltaT = change in temperature

For 10 ml water ( = 10 grams water b/c 1 g = 1 ml) heated by 5^oC
& c=1.00 ("cal"/g^oC):

Q = mcDeltaT = (10 g) xx1.00 ("cal"/g^oC")xx (5^oC) = 50 "calories"
=> 50 calxx4.184"joules"/"cal" = 2,029"joules"