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Question 16

The temperature of a piece of metal of mass 9 g is raised from 10oC to 110oC when it absorbs 108J of heat energy. Determine the specific heat capacity of the metal in J kg-1K-1

  • A.1.2
  • B.12.0
  • C.120.0
  • D.1200.0
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Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1999
Question no.
#16
Type
Objective
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