Q&A for How to Calculate Specific Heat

That's not possible. Q=mass × specific heat capacity x temperature is the formula, temperature cannot be removed from the equation.

Look your spice up on the Scoville scale -- it measures the pungency of spicy foods. A bell pepper is 0 on the scale. A mild jalapeno is about 3000, and a hot one is ~10000. Tabasco is around 30000, and a habanero can reach 350000.

Q = C x m x dT Q = 4.18 x 0.2 x (100 - 24) Q = 73.112 J/g.C

Q = m*s*dT, where Q = heat, m = mass, s = specific heat, and dT is the change in temperature (T2 - T1). You can use this formula to calculate the specific heat. In the case of gases, just replace the mass by moles of the gas.

You will have to use clues to find out if the heat is given. If not, it cannot be solved.

The formula is: heat supplied= heat capacity/rise in temperature. Thus, heat capacity is = mass of the object or sample.

If by standard air, you mean air at sea-level atmospheric pressure, 68ºF temperature, and roughly 68% relative humidity you have two options: If the volume is known, use the density to calculate the mass. If volume and mass are both unknown, double check if instead of Q the value was q which might be heat/lbm. Otherwise, you would need to consult a table for specific heat.