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Does a substance that cools off quickly have a high or low specific heat capacity?
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∙ 12y ago
Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of an object or substance by 1oK. The rate at which something cools is proportional to the difference in temperature between the object and its surroundings. Consequently, neither has any relation to the other.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe one cools quickly should have low specific heat capacity. Aluminium having less specific heat capacity cools faster than water of same mass because water has comparatively high specific heat capacity
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∙ 12y agoToo cool off quickly, it must either have a low heat capacity, or a low mass.
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In general which is caused of a sea breeze?
The usual cause of sea breeze is the difference in specific heat capacity between land and water Land heats and cools more quickly than water.
Describe what is meant by specific heat?
More or less in all biological systems. For example the high specific heat capacity helps to cool us through sweat, and it also helps to maintain a steady temperature of many biological systems. In industries, the high specific heat capacity of water helps to take away a huge amount of heat so it is used as a coolant in many industrial processes; for example in cooling some kinds of nuclear reactors.
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 is a gas filled rock that cools quickly?
Pumice would fit the description of a gas filled extrusive igneous rock that cools quickly.
When a substance cools it loses?
thermal energy
The property which states how quickly a substance heats up or cools off?
(Specific) heat capacity.
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.
Which has the greater specific heat capacity- an object that cools quickly or an object of the same mass that cools more slowly?
The object that cools more slowly would have the greater specific heat, because the amount of heat that is needed to raise the temperature of it one degree is less than the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of the first object one degree. i.e. the object that cools quickly does so because it doesn't need a lot of heat to increase the temperature of it by one degree and the one that cools more slowly does so because it needs more heat to increase the temperature of it by one degree.
In general which is caused of a sea breeze?
The usual cause of sea breeze is the difference in specific heat capacity between land and water Land heats and cools more quickly than water.
What is specific heat capacity?
specific heat capacity of a substance is defined as the QUANITY OF HEAT REQUIRED to raise the temperature of 1 Kg of the substance through 1K ( kelvin ) .however it obtained the unit of J/kg/kThe specific heat capacity is the energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 degree Celsius._____________________Apex: The energy needed to change the temperature of a substance The specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius.
Describe what is meant by specific heat?
More or less in all biological systems. For example the high specific heat capacity helps to cool us through sweat, and it also helps to maintain a steady temperature of many biological systems. In industries, the high specific heat capacity of water helps to take away a huge amount of heat so it is used as a coolant in many industrial processes; for example in cooling some kinds of nuclear reactors.
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 cools off quickly?
A fan.
How does specific heat capacity affect heat retention?
Not sure what you mean by "how does it work," but Wikipedia has a very well written article on Specific Heat Capactiy. I'm sure it contains the information and explanantion you're looking for. See the web link.
What is the major process of surface rock formation on volcanoes?
rock cools quickly from melted rockRock cools quickly from melted rock.
Does a substance that cools off quick have a high or low heat capacity?
low low low low low low low low low low low low
When a substance cools it loses?
thermal energy
