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Question #56574

Answer 1

Specific heat is defined as `J//(K*kg) or J*K^-1*kg^-1`
(=energy per degree per kilogram of mass)

So you just divide heat capacity of the object by the mass:

`c_"silver"=(42.8J//K)/(0.181kg)~~236J/(K*kg)`

Extra :
Officially, specific heat is defined as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of `1kg` by `1K`. Since a temperature difference of `1K` is equal to one of `1^oC` this is no problem.
Since the SI-unit of mass is `kg` in stead of `g` the official answer should be: `236J//(K*kg)` or `236J*K^-1*kg^-1`
But most people use the earlier notation of `J//g*^oC`
which will turn out to be `0.236J//g*^oC`