Specific heat capacity of a mixture

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The heat capacity of a mixture consisting of three substances can be calculated using a weighted average based on their individual heat capacities and mass fractions. For the given substances, the heat capacities are 1250 J/kg °C for substance 1, 1130 J/kg °C for substance 2, and 4100 J/kg °C for substance 3. The formula for the mixture's heat capacity is C_mixture = (C1 * m1 + C2 * m2 + C3 * m3) / (m1 + m2 + m3), where C represents heat capacity and m represents mass. This method is applicable when the mixture behaves as an ideal solution.

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so for one of my assignments i need to make a calculation which involves the mixture to be made of different types of substance... the heat capacity for each of the different unknown substances that were given:
substance 1 = 1250J/kg °C
substance 2 = 1130J/kg °C
substance 3= 4100J/kg °C

i need to find the heat capacity of the mixture of these 3 substances to carry on with the rest of the problem..
so my question is how do i get the heat capacity for the mixture?? if possible please explain like the concept behind it since i will have to do a presentation on it and will have to explain how i got the heat capacity of the mixture
 
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timelesstrix0 said:
so for one of my assignments i need to make a calculation which involves the mixture to be made of different types of substance... the heat capacity for each of the different unknown substances that were given:
substance 1 = 1250J/kg °C
substance 2 = 1130J/kg °C
substance 3= 4100J/kg °C

i need to find the heat capacity of the mixture of these 3 substances to carry on with the rest of the problem..
so my question is how do i get the heat capacity for the mixture?? if possible please explain like the concept behind it since i will have to do a presentation on it and will have to explain how i got the heat capacity of the mixture
If it is an "ideal solution," the heat capacity of the mixture is simply a weighted average of the heat capacities of the individual components (weighted in terms of mass fractions).
 

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