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Calculate the heat capacity of 10 grams of water at 25°C if it requires 500 joules of heat to raise its temperature by 5°C.

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To calculate the heat capacity of water, we can use the formula:q = mcTwhere q is the heat energy  in joules , m is the mass of the water  in grams , c is the specific heat capacity of water  in J/gC , and T is the change in temperature  in C .We are given the following information:- Mass of water  m  = 10 grams- Heat energy  q  = 500 joules- Change in temperature  T  = 5CWe need to find the specific heat capacity  c  of water. Rearranging the formula to solve for c, we get:c = q /  mT Now, we can plug in the given values:c = 500 J /  10 g  5C c = 500 J / 50 gCc = 10 J/gCThe heat capacity of 10 grams of water at 25C is 10 J/gC.
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