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QuestionHow much energy is needed to heat 620.0 g of copper from 14.25°C to 23.05°C if specific heat is 0.3850 J/(g°C)?

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The weight of the copper tubing is620.0 g. The initial temperature of the copper tubing is 14.25C14.25{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
3. The final temperature of the copper tubing is 23.05C23.05{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}
4. The specific heat of copper is 0.3850 J/(g0.3850 \mathrm{~J} /\left(\mathrm{g}\right.. C{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} )

STEP 2

We need to find the energy required to heat the copper tubing. We can use the formula for heat transfer, which isq=mcΔq = m \cdot c \cdot \Deltawhere- qq is the heat energy, - mm is the mass of the substance, - cc is the specific heat of the substance, and- Δ\Delta is the change in temperature.

STEP 3

First, we need to calculate the change in temperature, which is the final temperature minus the initial temperatureΔ=finalinitial\Delta =_{final} -_{initial}

STEP 4

Now, plug in the given values for the initial and final temperatures to calculate the change in temperatureΔ=23.05C14.25C\Delta =23.05{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} -14.25{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}

STEP 5

Calculate the change in temperatureΔ=23.05C14.25C=8.8C\Delta =23.05{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} -14.25{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} =8.8{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}

STEP 6

Now that we have the change in temperature, we can substitute all the known values into the heat transfer formula to calculate the heat energyq=mcΔq = m \cdot c \cdot \Delta

STEP 7

Plug in the values for the mass, specific heat, and change in temperature to calculate the heat energyq =620.0 \mathrm{~g} \cdot0.3850 \mathrm{~J} /\left(\mathrm{g}\right.$. ${ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ) \cdot.{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}

STEP 8

Calculate the heat energyq =620.0 \mathrm{~g} \cdot0.3850 \mathrm{~J} /\left(\mathrm{g}\right.$. ${ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ) \cdot8.8{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} =2090 \mathrm{~J}The energy required to heat the section of the copper tubing from 14.25C14.25{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} to 23.05C23.05{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} is 2090 J2090 \mathrm{~J}.

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