QQuestion
(a) A certain amount of heat will warm 1 g of material X by 10°C and 1 g of material Y by 40°C. Which material has higher specific heat capacity?
(b) Which material, X or Y, would you select to make a calorimeter?
(c) The specific heat capacity of a substance remains the same when it changes its state from solid to liquid. State True or False.
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(a) For the same heat supplied to equal masses:
Q = mcΔT
For X, Q = 1 × cX × 10 = 10cX.
For Y, Q = 1 × cY × 40 = 40cY.
Therefore, 10cX = 40cY, so cX = 4cY. Material X has the higher specific heat capacity.
(b) Material Y should be used to make a calorimeter because a calorimeter should have low specific heat capacity.
(c) False. Specific heat capacity generally changes with the physical state of a substance.
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