The specific heat capacity of liquid ethanol is 2.44 J g⁻¹ K⁻¹. If a 0.500-mol sample of ethanol is cooled from 25.0 °C to 17.0 °C, what magnitude of energy (in kJ) is released?
a) 0.056\;\text{kJ}
b) 0.899\;\text{kJ}
c) 0.449\;\text{kJ}
d) 9.76\;\text{kJ}