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jen asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 4 weeks ago

physics problem?

there is a little island off the shore of Brazil where the weather is extremely consistent. From 1911 to 1990, the lowest temperature on the island was 18 C (64F) in the highest temperature was 32 C (90F). it is now that at the lake with in in a standard can of soft drink absorbs 20.8 kJ of energy when its temperature increases from 18 C to 32 C. if the soft drink has a massive .355 kg, what is it specific heat capacity? (absorb energy)

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  • Anonymous
    4 weeks ago
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    It seems like the required equation is

    20.8E3 J = 0.355kg * c * (32-18)ºC

    c = 4185 J/kg·ºC

    about the same as water

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