The specific heat of aluminum is 0.21 cal g°C. How much heat is released when a 10 gram piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 50 to 10 °C? A) 84 calories B) 290 calories C) 390 calories D) 810 calories

Answer;

A) 84 calories

Explanation; Specific Heat Capacity is the energy, transferred as heat, that is required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius. Quantity of heat = mcΔt; Where m is the mass in kilograms, c is the specific heat capacity and Δt is the change in temperature.

Mass = 10 g, specific heat capacity = 0.21 cal g°C, and Δt = 10 °C

Therefore;

Heat = 10 * 0.21 cal g°C * 40 °C

= 84 calories

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