22,000J of heat is required to raise the temperature of 1.5kg of paraffin from 20oC to 30oC. Calculate the specific heat capacity of paraffin.

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Physics - 1987 Subject: Physics

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22,000J of heat is required to raise the temperature of 1.5kg of paraffin from 20oC to 30oC. Calculate the specific heat capacity of paraffin.
Answer Details
22,000 = 1.5 x c x (30 - 20)

c = 1466Jkg-1oC-1

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