Specific heat of common metals (J/g°C)
iron lead magnesium silver
0.449 0.128 1.024 0.233
aluminum
0.900
zinc
0.387
a) A piece of unknown metal with a mass of 92.9 g is heated with 1.28 kJ of energy.
The metal is solid throughout the experiment and the temperature changes from to
22.0°C to 81.1°C. What is the specific heat of the metal?
Answer here J/g°C
b) Which of the following choices could be the identity of the unknown metal?