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Do heaters use materials that have a high or low heat capacity?
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∙ 10y ago
heaters use material what have low specific heat capacity as it means they give off heat slower which preserves the heat to last all day
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Does sand have a high or low specific heat capacity?
sand have low specific heat capacity.
Materials with a high specific heat can absorb heat without a large what in temperature?
change
Materials with a high specific heat can absorb a lot of energy and show little change in temperature?
Yes. Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat energy required to change the temperature of the material, so a material with high specific heat needs a lot of heat energy for its temperature to go up.
Why does water heat more slowly than other types of matter?
Because it has very high heat capacity
What does the high specific heat of water have to do with the convection currents in the air at the seashore?
Water'specific heat capacity is 4200 J/Kg°C . This high specific heat capacity suggests that the water will travel long distances without losing heat . This makes the convection currents in the air last longer.
What materials have high latent heat capacity?
water
What are examples of heat keeping materials?
Newspaper and styrafoam.
Does rubber have a high heat capacity?
No, rubber has a relatively low heat capacity compared to other materials. It does not easily absorb and store heat energy, and it also has a low thermal conductivity. As a result, rubber does not retain heat well and is not an ideal material for applications that require high heat capacity.
How does heat capacity makes water a good heat sink?
If a body of water has a high heat capacity, it can store more thermal energy making it a good heat sink.
What liquid would be the most difficult to raise and lower the temperature of?
One with a high heat capacity
Which property of water helps in fire estinguishing?
The water has a very high heat capacity as it evaporates, rapidly cooling the burning materials.
What does it mean to say that a material has a high or low specific heat capacity?
The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of a said substance 1o K. The capacity is measured in kilojoules divided by kilogram time degrees Kelvin (kJ/Kg k). So, if the specific heat capacity of a substance is high, it requires a very large amount of energy to increase the temperature, and if it has a low specific heat capacity, the required energy will be lower.
What are materials that conduct heat slowly called?
They are called thermal insulators or materials with high thermal resistance.
Should thermos have high or low heat capacity?
calorimeters should have a low heat capacity
Does sand have a high or low specific heat capacity?
sand have low specific heat capacity.
Water is a good coolant because of its hig heat of?
Water has a high heat capacity, so it can absorbs a lot of heat in comparison to other molecules of the same amount or volume.
What is The fundamental requirements of materials which used as coolant?
high heat capacity... fluid at normal operating temperatures... not damaging to the material it is circulating through... affordable...
