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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1: (a) Large beds of rocks are used in some solar-heated
homes to store heat. Assume that the specific heat of the rocks is 0.82
J/g-K. Calculate the quantity of heat absorbed by 50.0 kg of rocks if
their temperature increases by 12.0 °C. (b) What temperature change
would these rocks undergo if they emitted 450 kJ of heat?
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