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The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of the substance to 1 degree greater than that of the initial temperature of the body!
Tiara Lebsack
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∙ 8y agoThe specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of that substance by 1 degrees Celsius (or Kelvin). 1kg of water requires 4200 J of energy to raise its temperature by 1 degrees Celsius
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Explain why substances with hig specific heats take longer to heat up than substances wit the same mass which have low specific heats?
Type your answer here... A substance with high specific heat means it can absorb alot more heat energy before its temperature increases. A substance with low specific heat cannot absorb alot of heat energy so its temperature increases quickly because it cant absorb the heat. Remember there is a difference between Heat energy and Temperature. The ocean can absorb alot of heat energy but still feel like its cold in temperature. The tip of a needle can be at 1000 degrees temperature but there is hardly any actual heat energy in it because its so small.
One substance that heats more slowly than many other substances is?
The substance that heats more slowly than other substances could be water. But this idea is based on the high heat capacity of water. It takes more thermal energy (heat) to elevate the temperature of a given amount of water than an equal amount of another substance. But other substances might heat more slowly than water because heat does not travel "into" or "through" them very well. Different experiments may yield different results.
Bad conductor of heat?
Substances that Don't have the capacity to carry heat
Explain how the specific heat of a substance is determined?
specific heat is the amount of heat to be absorbed required to raise a substance 1 degree celsius. And by heat being absorbed, i mean energy, because specific heat is measured in joules
What is another term used for specific heat is?
Another term used for specific heat is temperature.
Metallic substances have higher specific heat capacities than nonmetallic substances?
yes metallic substances have higher specific heat capacities
What substances that heat and cool quickly have a high or low specific heat?
A substance that has a low specific heat needs less heat to increase its temperature. In other words under a constant heat flux it will heat or cool more quickly than the higher specific heat substances.
The absorption of heat by any substances is dependent upon?
its specific heat capacity
Among common substances water has what kind of specific heat?
High (novanet)
What term is use to describe the amount of energy it takes for a certain amount of substances to be raised one degree in temperature is it specific heat specific gravity specific energy specific mass?
It is the Specific Heat Capacity.
Does water or iron has the largest specific heat capacity?
Of those two substances, water has.
Will a substance with a higher specific heat value likely have more or less hydrogen bonding?
more because high specific heat is based on the substances hydrogen bonding
What is high heat capacity?
A substance with a high specific heat capacity is one that needs a lot of heat energy pumped into it in order to raise its temperature. Substances with relatively high specific heat capacities include water, rock, and potatoes.
What is the substances specific heat?
The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of the substance to 1 degree greater than that of the initial temperature of the body!
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.
Which is true about water and specific heat It makes water a good solvent. The specific heat is unusually high. it is unusually low. It causes water to heat up easily?
The answer is that the specific heat is unusually high. This means that you have to supply more heat than for most substances in order to raise the temperature by each degree C.
Which of these substances has the highest specific heat A aluminum B glass C sand D water?
B Glass
