How Do You Calculate the Change in Internal Energy for Hydrogen Gas?

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Homework Statement


One mole of hydrogen gas is heated from 278 K to 390 K at constant pressure. Hydrogen has a specific heat of 43.6 J/mol*K. The universal gas constant is 8.31451 J/K mol. Calculate the change in the internal energy of the gas. Answer in units of J


Homework Equations



Change in Internal energy = (1.5)nRT
n= number of moles
R= universal gas constant
T= change in temperature

The Attempt at a Solution


(1.5)(1 mol)(8.31451 J/k mol)(112 K)
=
1396.83768

what am i doing wrong??
the website i have to submit my homework to says it's incorrect...:eek:
 
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I think that's right... You may want to look at the significant figures though.
 
noo def not
my teacher HATES significant digits, so we're just supposed to carry it out about 5 decimal places
grr i can't figure this one out :(