An electrical heater supplies 500J of heat energy to a copper cylinder of mass 32.4g Find the increase in temperature of the cylinder. (Specific heat capacity of copper = 385 J*kg^-1*Celsius^-1

The temperature of a body of mass m and specific heat capacity c rises by change in temperature (delta)T when an amount of heat Q is added to it (Q = mc(delta)T). From the equation we see that the change in temperature is simply equal to the heat divided by the mass times the specific heat capacity of copper ((delta)T = Q / m*c). Now we can just plug in the numbers to find the answer. (Note that the mass is not given in SI units and we have to convert it 32.4g = 0.0324kg). From here follows that the increase in temperature is equal to 500 / 0.0324 * 385 or 40.0834, which we can round to 40.1 degrees Celsius.

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