Molar Specific Heat Homework: Calculating Change in Internal Energy

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Let 25.2 J of heat be added to a particular ideal gas. As a result, its volume changes from 46.0 to 101.2 cm3 while the pressure remains constant at 1.0 atm. By how much did the internal energy of the gas change?
19.6 J is the answer which i understand how to get the next question is

What is the molar specific heat at constant pressure?
I have tried so many different ways. I don't know if I am doing conversions wrong or not setting it up right. I am pretty sure all my conversions are right.

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I feel like there is something missing for the problem. Please help!
 
To solve this, I first used the units to work out that a= m* a/m, i.e. t=z/λ. This would allow you to determine the time duration within an interval section by section and then add this to the previous ones to obtain the age of the respective layer. However, this would require a constant thickness per year for each interval. However, since this is most likely not the case, my next consideration was that the age must be the integral of a 1/λ(z) function, which I cannot model.
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