What can the chemist report for the specific heat capacity of the substance?

Question

A chemist carefully measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a 261.0mg sample of a pure substance from 2.8°C to 19.5°C.

The experiment shows that 0.606J of heat are needed.

What can the chemist report for the specific heat capacity of the substance?

Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

Answer 1

Please see previous questions and answers and do this one the same way.

q = mC∆T

q = 0.606 J

m = 261 mg = 0.261 g

C = ?

∆T = 19.5 - 2.8 = 16.7º

Solve for C and get your answer in J/gº (use 2 sig.figs. based on 2.8ºC)