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# Homework Help: chemistry

Posted by John on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 1:21am.

Calculate the amount of heat required to heat a 3.7{\rm kg} gold bar from 30^\circ {\rm C} to 61^\circ {\rm C}. Specific heat capacity of gold is 0.128 \rm J/g ^\circ C

• chemistry - DrBob222, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 2:12pm

q = mass Au x specific heat Au x (Tfinal-Tinitial)
Make sure mass and specif heat are in the same unit. 3.7 kg = 3700 g

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