ohh I feel really stupid now. Any number to the zero power is equal to 1. I already knew this but mistakingly thought that the result of calculating kg0 would be 1kg, but the answer is literally just 1, isn't it? So the kg does actually cancel. I feel silly for not realising, thanks very much...
I'm trying to do a calculation using: Heat transferred = mass x specific heat capacity x change in temperature
q=mc∆T
But the value I'm trying to calculate is the change in temperature so I've rearranged the equation to ∆T= q/mc
I think the numbers and answer I have are correct, but the...