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Does a high or low specific heat mean the substance heats up so fast?
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∙ 12y ago
low specific heat is like sand and high specific heat is like water at the beach it may be hot outside the water is still cold but the sand is hot as ever.
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Does a substance that heats up have a high or a low specific heat capacity?
An object that heats quickly up has a low specific heat. this is because it can't hold much energy, so the heat is pushed to the outside, making the object feel warm.
How does a substance with low specific heat cool down or heat up?
I think slowly because a substance that heats up quickly have a high specific heat capacity. i think slowly Specific heat is that amount of energy needed to raise a unit mass by a unit temperature. If something has a high specific heat, it means it needs a lot of energy to heat up, meaning slow.
What is the amount of energy that it takes to raise temperature of 1gram of substance by 1 degree kelvin?
Heat energy, although almost any energy will become heat. The amount of energy required depends on the substance.
What substance is used as the standard against which you measure specific heats?
If you can measure 3 of these 4 things then you can use this formula q( energy in Joules ) = Mass * specific heat * temperature final - temperature initial
Will specific heat of 50 g of a substance be the same as or greater than the specific heat of 10 g of the same substance?
same
The property which states how quickly a substance heats up or cools off?
(Specific) heat capacity.
Does a substance that heats up have a high or a low specific heat capacity?
An object that heats quickly up has a low specific heat. this is because it can't hold much energy, so the heat is pushed to the outside, making the object feel warm.
Does the ocean heat and cool fast or slow?
The ocean heats up slowly due to the high specific heat capacity it possesses.
What substance helps measure specific heats?
Specific Heat is the energy required to raise 1 g of any specific object by 1 degree Celsius.
Does a substance that cools up quickly have high or low specific heat capacity?
It would have a LOW specific heat capacity because -- the subst heats up quickly which means you would use less heat capacity.
What substance is used as the standard against which we meassure specific heats?
Water is used as the standard against which one measures specific heats. Water has a specific heat of 1 Btu/lb/deg F or 1 J/g/deg C.
How does a substance with low specific heat cool down or heat up?
I think slowly because a substance that heats up quickly have a high specific heat capacity. i think slowly Specific heat is that amount of energy needed to raise a unit mass by a unit temperature. If something has a high specific heat, it means it needs a lot of energy to heat up, meaning slow.
What substance is used as the standard against wich you measure specific heats?
Specific Heat is the energy required to raise 1 g of any specific object by 1 degree Celsius. go novanet!
What does the specific heat of a substance?
The ability of a substance to hold heat.
What thermometer measures -specific heat of a substance -absolute temperature of substance -heat intensity?
specific heat thermometer
What is the significance of heat capacity?
The specific heat of a substance allows us to calculate the amount of heat energy required to change its temperature. Water has a specific heat nearly 11 times great than copper, therefore, water will take 11 times more energy to heat. Also water heats slowly and copper heats and cools rapidly.
What does the specific heat of substance represent?
The ability of a substance to hold heat.
