Extracted text: 6) Some students plan to measure the amount of Calories in a potato chip. They fill...

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Extracted text: 6) Some students plan to measure the amount of Calories in a potato chip. They fill a metal can with
60 milliliters of water at 15 degrees Celslus. They take a 1.9 gram potato chip, place It under the
can of water, and set it on fire. After the chip has stopped burning, the temperature of the water
has risen to 85 degrees Celslus. The final welght of the burnt chip Is 0.7 grams. How many calorles
per gram are in the chip?
(Select 1)
O 0.5
Cal/gram
1.5
Cal/gram
O 2.5
Cal/gram
O 3.5
Cal/gram

Dr. Sulabh · Accepted Answer

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Assignment
The equation used for calculating the calories of heat is = mass x specific heat x temperature difference.
Q= m x c x delta T
Q= specific heat
m=mass
c=specific heat
delta T= temperature difference
1ml of water =1 gram of water.

6) Some students plan to measure the amount of Calories in a potato chip. They fill a metal can with 60 milliliters of water at 15 degrees Celslus. They take a 1.9 gram potato chip, place It under the...

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