SOLUTION: a 500 gram sample of an unknown material requires 750 calories of heat to raise its temperature by 50 deg. C. use equation (1) and table to identify the material.

Question 395028: a 500 gram sample of an unknown material requires 750 calories of heat to raise its temperature by 50 deg. C. use equation (1) and table to identify the material. Specific Heats of Various Substances (at 20 deg.C and 1 atm) substances air (50 deg C),specific heat (cal/garms deg C) 0.25 ,Alcohol,ethyl, specific heat (cal/g deg C) 0.58, this should help me figure out the rest of them on my own thank you
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
just match the units for specific heat

specific heat = 750 cal / [(500 g)(50 deg C)]
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