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Old April 26th, 2007, 14:47
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Default is this the correct way to find specific heat

it might be a little differnt then the actual book equation but is this correct?

Specific Heat= heat capacity/mass

To find the heat capacity: Heat Capacity= quantity (J)/delta T
delta T=(final temp/initial temp)

I found the specific heat for water as follows:
Heat capacity= 67200J/57.7-22 deg C
= 1882.352941 J/deg C

Specific Heat= 1882.352941 J/deg C / 459 g
Specific Heat= 4.1009868