Substance/Specific heat capacity

silver/0.235

copper/0.385

iron/0.449

aluminum/0.903

ethanol/2.42

water/4.184


An unknown substance has a mass of 10.5g. When the substance absorbs 9.450×10^1 J of heat, the temperature of the substance is raised from 25.0 C to 45.0C. What is the most likely identity of the substance?

Verified Answer :

i believe it is aluminum

From the above given details 

c= Q/m dalta T

Putting the above given details

9.450∗10J / 10.5g * 20.0C 
=.450JgC

which gievs us our answer as  
iron/0.449 most likely identity of the substance.