The air in a room has a mass of 50kg and a specific heat of 1,000 j/(kg. c). what is the change in the thermal energy of the air when it warms from 20 degrees c to 30 degrees c?

We know the change of thermal energy is proportional to the specific heat of the matter, its mass and the change of temperatures, according the following formula: Q = C*m*(Tf-Ti) where: Q is the heat added or removed (in joules, J) C is the specific heat of the matter, in our case air 1,000 J/(Kg*C) m is the mass, in our case 50 kg of air Tf is final temperature Ti is initial temperature then: Q = 1000 * 50 * (30-20) = 500,000 Joules That means that 500,000 joules need to be added to increase temperature of the room 10 ÂşC (from 20 to 30 ÂşC)

A) acceleration. this seems to be the one that makes sense.