To increase the temperature of 50 grams of water by 2 Celsius degrees requires

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Start date Nov 26, 2012
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Nov 26, 2012

pmalayavech

Homework Statement

To increase the temperature of 50 grams of water by 2 Celsius degrees requires?

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The Attempt at a Solution

As I understand it takes one caloric to increase 1 gram of water to 1 *C..Correct?

since its 50 grams raised by 2*C, I have

50x2= 100 calories?

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Nov 26, 2012

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