AP Chemistry Grade 12

Question

A metal is found to absorb 1000 calories as it is heated from 40.0°C to 60.0°C. How much heat would the same sample absorb if it were heated from 60.0°C to 80.0°C?

Answer 1

If all the heat is going into the metal, then q = mcΔT in both cases and, since the change in temperature is the same, it will be the same heat in. This assumes that specific heat is not a function of T which is not completely true, but is the standard assumption in Gen Chem.