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Chapter 14, Problem 23P
You are given a sample of metal and asked to determine its specific heat. You weigh the sample and find that its weight is 28.4 N. You carefully add 1.25 × 104 J of heat energy to the sample and find that its temperature rises 18.0 C°. What is the sample’s specific heat?
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