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You determine that 187 J of energy as heat is required to raise the temperature of $93.45 \mathrm{g}$ of silver from $18.5^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $27.0^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .$ What is the specific heat capacity of silver?
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We do this by adding 273 to each Celsius temperature. This gives us $T_{initial} = 18.5^{\circ}C + 273 = 291.5K$ and $T_{final} = 27.0^{\circ}C + 273 = 300K$. Show more…
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