The student places 0.5 kg of potato into a pan of water. During cooking the temperature of the potato increases from 20^circ C to 100^circ C The specific heat capacity of the potato is 3400J/kg^circ C Calculate the change in thermal energy of the potato. Use the equation: change nge in thermal energy=masstimes spadfic heat capacitytimes temparature dhe __

## Step 1: Identify the given values from the problem. We are given the mass of the potato , the specific heat capacity of the potato , and the change in temperature .## Step 2: Use the given equation to calculate the change in thermal energy. The equation is:### ## Step 3: Substitute the given values into the equation:###