Which factors are needed to determine the amount of heat absorbed by an aluminum cube after it is warmed? Check all that apply.

final temperature of the cube
initial temperature of the cube
mass of the cube
melting point of aluminum
specific heat of aluminum
volume of the cube

Match the following vocabulary terms to their definitions. 1. amount of energy required to change 1 gram of material from the solid to the liquid state at its melting point 2. a measure of the kinetic energy of the particles of a substance 3. the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of liquid water from 14.5°c to 15.5°c 4. amount of energy required to change 1 gram of material from the liquid to the gaseous state at its boiling point 5. the amount of energy required to change 1 gram of a substance 1°c a. temperature b. latent heat of vaporization c. latent heat of fusion d. calorie e. specific heat

What happens to isotopes that are unstable?

In 2002, the rare earth elements mine in mountain pass, california was closed because