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To determine whether a shiny gold-colored rock is actually gold, a chemistry student decides to measure its heat capacity. She first weighs the rock and finds it has a mass of 3.2 g. She then finds that upon absorption of 56.4 J of heat, the temperature of the rock rises from 25 °C to 52 °C.

**Table of Specific Heat Capacities**

| Substance  | Specific heat capacity, \( C_s \) (J/(g·°C)) * |
|------------|---------------------------------------------|
| **Elements** |                                             |
| Lead       | 0.128                                       |
| Gold       | 0.128                                       |
| Silver     | 0.235                                       |
| Copper     | 0.385                                       |
| Iron       | 0.449                                       |
| Aluminum   | 0.903                                       |
| **Compounds** |                                             |
| Ethanol    | 2.42                                        |
| Water      | 4.18                                        |
| **Materials** |                                            |
| Glass (Pyrex) | 0.75                                      |
| Granite     | 0.79                                        |
| Sand        | 0.84                                        |

*At 298 K.

**Part A**

Find the specific heat capacity of the substance composing the rock.

_Express the specific heat in joules per gram-Celsius to two significant figures._

\[ C_s = \text{______} \, \text{J/g} \cdot °C \]

**Part B**

Determine whether the value is consistent with the rock being pure gold by referring to the table.

- [ ] Yes, the value is consistent with the rock being pure gold.
- [ ] No, the value is inconsistent with the rock being pure gold.

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Transcribed Image Text:To determine whether a shiny gold-colored rock is actually gold, a chemistry student decides to measure its heat capacity. She first weighs the rock and finds it has a mass of 3.2 g. She then finds that upon absorption of 56.4 J of heat, the temperature of the rock rises from 25 °C to 52 °C. **Table of Specific Heat Capacities** | Substance | Specific heat capacity, \( C_s \) (J/(g·°C)) * | |------------|---------------------------------------------| | **Elements** | | | Lead | 0.128 | | Gold | 0.128 | | Silver | 0.235 | | Copper | 0.385 | | Iron | 0.449 | | Aluminum | 0.903 | | **Compounds** | | | Ethanol | 2.42 | | Water | 4.18 | | **Materials** | | | Glass (Pyrex) | 0.75 | | Granite | 0.79 | | Sand | 0.84 | *At 298 K. **Part A** Find the specific heat capacity of the substance composing the rock. _Express the specific heat in joules per gram-Celsius to two significant figures._ \[ C_s = \text{______} \, \text{J/g} \cdot °C \] **Part B** Determine whether the value is consistent with the rock being pure gold by referring to the table. - [ ] Yes, the value is consistent with the rock being pure gold. - [ ] No, the value is inconsistent with the rock being pure gold. **Provide Feedback**
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