In the laboratory a student finds that it takes 62.4 calories to increase the temperature of 15.0 grams of solid magnesium from 20.9 to 39.3 degrees Celsius. Based on these data, what is the specific heat of magnesium?

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In the laboratory a student finds that it takes 62.4 calories to increase the temperature of 15.0 grams of solid magnesium from 20.9 to 39.3 degrees Celsius. Based on these data, what is the specific heat of magnesium?
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