The specific heat of octane, C₂H₁8(1), is 2.22 J/g-K. (a)

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The specific heat of octane, C₂H₁8(1), is 2.22 J/g-K. (a) How many J of heat are needed to raise the temperature of 80.0 g of octane from 10.0 to 25.0 °C? (b) Which will require more heat, increasing the temperature of 1 mol of CH₁8(1) by a certain amount or increasing the temperature of 1 mol of H₂O(l) by the same amount? Show work to support your claim.