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A chemist carefully measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a 260.0 g sample of a pure substance from -5.0 °C to 11.9 °C. The experiment shows that 611. J of heat are needed. What can the chemist report for the specific heat capacity of the substance? Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits. ☐ J.g - 1 .K 1 x10

A chemist carefully measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a 260.0 g sample of a pure substance from -5.0 °C to 11.9 °C. The experiment shows that 611. J of heat are needed. What can the chemist report for the specific heat capacity of the substance? Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits. ☐ J.g - 1 .K 1 x10

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A chemist carefully measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a 260.0 g sample of a pure substance from -5.0 °C to 11.9 °C. The experiment shows that 611. J of heat are needed. What can the chemist report for the specific heat capacity of the substance? Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits. ☐ J.g - 1 .K 1 x10
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