25.0 g of mercury is heated from 25°C to 155°C, and absorbs 455 joules of heat in the process. What is the specific heat capacity of mercury? Chemistry Thermochemistry Specific Heat 1 Answer anor277 May 16, 2016 #"Heat Capacity at constant pressure, C "=(DeltaQ)/(DeltaT*g)# Explanation: #C=(455*J)/(130*K*25.0*g)# #=# #??*J*K^-1*g^-1# Answer link Related questions How can specific heat be used to identify substances? How can the heat capacity of a lead sinker be determined? How do the specific heats of metals compare with water? How does specific heat change with temperature? Dissolving some potassium bromide in 200cm3 of water leads to a decrease in temperature of 3oC.... Is heat capacity larger for polymers? Why is heat capacity an extensive property? Why does heat capacity change with temperature? What is specific heat measured in? What is heat capacity measured in? See all questions in Specific Heat Impact of this question 16040 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License