Explain solar-heated homes to store heat

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Large beds of rocks are used in solar-heated homes to store heat. Assume that the specific heat of rocks is 0.82J/g-K. a. Calculate the quanituty of heat absorbed by 50.0kg of rocks if their temperature increases by 12.0 C. b. What temperature change would these rocks undergo if they emitted 450kj of heat?

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