A Small Birthday Candle Is Weighed

A small birthday candle is weighed. It is then lighted and placed beneath a metal can containing 100 mL of water. Careful records are kept as the temperature of the water rises. Data from this experiment are shown on the graph. What amount of heat energy is released in the burning of candle wax? (Note that 1 liter of pure water has a mass of 1 kg.) Figure 2.9

A) 0.5 kilocalorie per gram of wax burned
B) 5 kilocalories per gram of wax burned
C) 10 kilocalories per gram of wax burned
D) 20 kilocalories per gram of wax burned
E) 50 kilocalories per gram of wax burned