Heating a 25.0 g sample of each substance below with 375 J of energy will cause which substance to have the greatest increase in temperature? a. copper (specific heat = 0.385 J g-1 C-1) b. gold (specific heat = 0.128 J g-1 C-1) c. iron (specific heat = 0.451 J g-1 C-1) d. water (specific heat = 4.184 J g-1 C-1) e. Not enough information to determine

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Heating a 25.0 g sample of each substance below with 375 J of energy will cause
which substance to have the greatest increase in temperature?
a. copper (specific heat = 0.385 J g-1 C-1)
b. gold (specific heat = 0.128 J g-1 C-1)
c. iron (specific heat = 0.451 J g-1 C-1)
d. water (specific heat = 4.184 J g-1 C-1)
e. Not enough information to determine

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