a.If your graphs revealed a mathematical relationship between specific heat and atomic mass, write down an equation for the relationship.

b. Comment on the usefulness of the determination of specific heat as a method for identifying an element. Would specific heat alone give you much confidence with regard to the identity of the element? If you think measurement of another property would be needed to support an identification, what property would you measure and why?

c. The elements listed in the table are all selected metals. The values for nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and neon are 1.040, 0.918, 0.824 and 1.030 J/g K respectively. Do these elements fit your equation?

d. A theoretical treatment results in the conclusion that the product (Cp)(M) should equal 3R. Is this consistent with your findings?

specific heat (J/g K)	atomic mass (g/mol)
1.023	24.305
0.897	26.982
0.647	40.078
0.523	47.867
0.449	51.996
0.479	54.938
0.449	55.845
0.421	58.933
0.444	58.693
0.385	63.546
0.388	65.39
0.278	91.224
0.235	107.868
0.232	112.411
0.228	118.71
0.132	183.84
0.133	195.078
0.129	196.967
0.129	207.2
0.116	238.029