A 50W electric heater is used to heat a metal block of mass 5kg. If in 10 minutes a temperature rise of 12oC is achieved, the specific heat capacity of the metal is

a

400 J kg-1K-1

b

500 J kg-1K-1

c

390 J kg-1K-1

d

130 J kg-1K-1

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Fizzysmooch
2 years ago
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giftchikamso
1 year ago

this report is blocking my view to knw the explanation

Awajimeugwem
7 months ago

According to the given temperature, the reading was 12°c, how come you were using 12 (which was in Celsius) to calculate in the calculation knowing fully that the unit of the resulting solution is in Kelvin

afapeselim
3 months ago

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Bosah Obinwanne E
12 years ago

PLEASE, WE NEED U TO RESTRUCTURE THE TIME OR KINDLY ALLOW THE USERS TO SELECT THEIR MAXIMUM TIME AND NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. THANKS

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