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Calorimetry

Question 3 • Chemistry A.1 - F26 - Jacob Metsker

The heat capacity of a sample should be divided by which quantity to find the specific heat capacity?

Answer
A
temperature in degrees Celsius
B
temperature in kelvins
C
volume in liters
D
mass in grams

Explanation

Specific heat capacity is heat capacity per unit mass, so divide the sample’s heat capacity by its mass. The mass should be in grams here, making “mass in grams” the correct choice.

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