Answer:
The mass of gold is found to be 310.34 g.
Explanation:
We have:
Specific heat of gold = C = 0.130 J/g.°C
Heat = H = 468 J
Change in Temperature = ΔT = 33.2 °C - 21.6 °C = 11.6 °C
Now, to find mass of gold we first calculate the amount of heat required to heat the unit mass of gold to specified temperature:
Mass Specific Heat = C * ΔT
Mass Specific Heat = (0.130 J/g.°C)(11.6 °C)
Mass Specific Heat = 1.508 J/g
Now, for the mass of gold (m):
mass of gold = Heat/Mass Specific Heat
mass of gold = 468 J/1.508 J/g
mass of gold = 310.34 g
