An unknown substance has a mass of 22.5 g. The temperature of the substance increases from 27.9 °C to 45.1 °C when 90.9 J of heat is added to the substance. The table lists the specific heats of select substances. Substance lead silver copper iron aluminum water Specific heat [J/(g- 'C)] 0.128 0.235 0.385 0.449 0.903 4.184 What is the most likely identity of the unknown substance? aluminum silver iron water lead O copper

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An unknown substance has a mass of 22.5 g. The temperature of the substance increases from 27.9 °C to 45.1 °C when 90.9 J of
heat is added to the substance. The table lists the specific heats of select substances.
Substance
lead
silver
copper
iron
aluminum
water
G
B
Specific heat [J/(g- °C)]
0.128
0.235
0.385
0.449
0.903
4.184
H
MacBook Air
N
1
What is the most likely identity of the
unknown substance?
O aluminum
silver
D
iron
water
O lead
O copper
O
2.30
P
Transcribed Image Text:An unknown substance has a mass of 22.5 g. The temperature of the substance increases from 27.9 °C to 45.1 °C when 90.9 J of heat is added to the substance. The table lists the specific heats of select substances. Substance lead silver copper iron aluminum water G B Specific heat [J/(g- °C)] 0.128 0.235 0.385 0.449 0.903 4.184 H MacBook Air N 1 What is the most likely identity of the unknown substance? O aluminum silver D iron water O lead O copper O 2.30 P
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