Question

When 435 J of heat is added to 3.4 g of olive oil at 21 C, the temperature increases to 85 C. What is the specific heat of the olive oil?

Answer 1

`Q=mc_"sp"DeltaT`; thus `c_"sp"=Q/(DeltaT*m)`

Explanation:

`c_"sp"=(435*J)/(64*K*3.4*g)` `~=` `5/2*J*K^-1g^-1`.