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The heat capacity of a solid of mass 175 g is $315 J^{o} C^{- 1}$ . Calculate specific heat capacity of solid.

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Solution

We know, Specific heat, $C = J ° C^{- 1} g^{- 1} = \frac{Q}{m}$
Hence Specific heat of solid $= \frac{315}{175} = 1.8 J ° C^{- 1} g^{- 1}$

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