How much energy in joules does it take to raise the temperature of 255g of water by 12.5 C?

I just don't know which formula to use. Every formula I look at has 3 components needed, but I'm only given 2.

Thanks :)

Can you look up the specific heat of water?

heat=mass*specificheat*changeinTemp

Thank you! I didn't know that I needed specific heat

To calculate the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance, you can use the specific heat formula:

Energy = mass × specific heat capacity × temperature change

In this case, you have the mass of the water (255g) and the temperature change (12.5°C). However, you are missing the specific heat capacity of water. The specific heat capacity of a substance represents how much energy is required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of that substance by 1 degree Celsius.

The specific heat capacity of water is approximately 4.18 J/g°C.

Now, you can plug the values into the formula:

Energy = 255g × 4.18 J/g°C × 12.5°C

Calculating this:

Energy = 1335.375 J

Therefore, it would take approximately 1335.375 joules of energy to raise the temperature of 255 grams of water by 12.5 degrees Celsius.