The temperature of a 50 g sample of aluminum is raised from 20oC to 60oC when 440 cal of heat are added. The specific heat capacity of the aluminum is

A. 0.22 cal/g C°.
B. 0.91 cal/g C°.
C. not calculable from this data.
D. 0.11 cal/g Co.
E. 15.4 cal/g C°.


Answer: A

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