The heat required to raise a certain mass of a substance at a temperature is calculated through the equation, heat = mass x specific heat x (T₂ - T₁) The specific heat of silver is 0.057 cal/g⁰C Substituting the known values to the equation, heat = (138.45 g)(0.057 cal/g⁰C)(162.5⁰C - 11.8⁰C) heat = 1189.27 cal