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Problem 25.21 (RHK)


Near absolute zero, the molar heat capacity of aluminium varies with the absolute temperature T and is given by We have to calculate the heat needed to raise the temperature of 1.2 g of aluminium from 6.6 to 15 K.


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Molar mass of aluminium is

Molar mass of 1.2 g of aluminium will be

It is given that the heat capacity of aluminium at low temperatures varies as

Therefore, the amount of heat needed for heating 1.2 g of aluminium from 6.6 K to 15 K can be calculated by integration