Heat Transferred to 8,000-kg Aluminum Flagpole

[intenzxboi]

Homework Statement

An 8 000-kg aluminum flagpole 100-m long is heated by the sun from a temperature of 10°C to 20°C. Find the heat transferred (in J) to the aluminum if the specific heat of aluminum is 0.215 cal/g °C.

Homework Equations

Q=mc delta T

The Attempt at a Solution

(8000000g)(.215cal/g)(10)

so i get 17200000 cal convert to J
7.2e7 J

is that correct??

 

[songoku]

i think so

 

[Redbelly98]

Looks good to me too.