A heat energy of 645 J is applied to a sample of glass with a mass of 28.4 g. Its temperature increases from –11.6 ∞C to 15.5 ∞C. Calculate the specific heat of glass.
The heat that is required to raise the temperature of an object is calculated through the equation, heat = mass x specific heat x (T2 - T1) Specific heat is therefore calculated through the equation below, specific heat = heat / (mass x (T2 - T1)) Substituting, specific heat = 645 J / ((28.4 g)(15.5 - - 11.6)) The value of specific heat from above equation is 0.838 J/g°C.