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Does a substance that heats up have a high or a low specific heat capacity?
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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.
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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.
When does the thermal capacity of a substance become equal to its specific gravity?
Thermal capacity is equals to the product of the mass of the body and its specific gravity. Thus, specific heat is equals to the thermal capacity divided by the mass of the body. Now, if the mass of tue body be unity then specific heat will be equals to the thermal capacity of the body. So, thermal capacity of unit mass of a substance is equals to its specific heat
Is specific heat capacity inversly proportional to its mass?
No. Specific heat capacity is 'normalized' with respect to mass, so it's a property of the substance, regardless of the mass of the sample.
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.
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.
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.
The property which states how quickly a substance heats up or cools off?
(Specific) heat capacity.
What factor most influence the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of a substance?
specific heat capacity
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.
Which substance having high specific heat capacity?
A common substance with a high specific heat is water. There are a few substances that have a higher heat capacity than water, though, such as lithium and ammonia.
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.
When does the thermal capacity of a substance become equal to its specific gravity?
Thermal capacity is equals to the product of the mass of the body and its specific gravity. Thus, specific heat is equals to the thermal capacity divided by the mass of the body. Now, if the mass of tue body be unity then specific heat will be equals to the thermal capacity of the body. So, thermal capacity of unit mass of a substance is equals to its specific heat
Does the ocean heat and cool fast or slow?
The ocean heats up slowly due to the high specific heat capacity it possesses.
What is the quantity of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance?
If the substance is water, this is the kilocalorie (1000 calories). One calorie is the heat to raise one gram of water by 1 deg C. Other substances don't have the same specific heat capacity as water, so you have to correct for that, first find out the heat capacity (specific heat) for the substance you are dealing with.
What property of a substance does its specific heat capacity describe?
How much heat it takes to raise the temperature
What is used to find the specific heat capacity of a substance?
The equation for specific heat is: C = q/temp. change x mass. C is a substance's specific heat, which is a constant for every substance. q is its heat capacity in joules, temp. change is the change in temperature in degrees Celsius, and mass is in grams.
Is specific heat capacity inversly proportional to its mass?
No. Specific heat capacity is 'normalized' with respect to mass, so it's a property of the substance, regardless of the mass of the sample.
