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What substance is used as the standard against which you measure specific heats?
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∙ 13y ago
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
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What unit is used with specific gravity?
The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of te density of the substance to the density of water. It is, therefore, a unitless measure.
Is the following true or false temperature is a measure of how hot or cold the substance is?
False. It is a measure of how much enegry a substance has.
What is the measure of the amount of the thermal energy in a substance?
specific heat
What is a form of energy caused by increased molecular activity and is a measure of the total energy of the substance?
Kinetic energy is the measure of the total energy of a substance.
What would you use to measure density?
The density of a substance is the ratio of its mass to its volume. So, I would measure the mass and volume of a substance to calculate density.
What substance is used at the standard against which you measure specific heats?
water (H20)
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 unit is used with specific gravity?
The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of te density of the substance to the density of water. It is, therefore, a unitless measure.
What is the best definition of temperature?
Temperature is a measure of the motion of particles in a substance.
Solid ounces in a cup?
A cup is a measure of volume, and dry ounces is a weight, The only way one can determine the weight of a substance that will fit into a specific volume is to measure the specific substance.
What is specific heat a measure of?
The amount of energy it takes to change the temperature of a substance by a certain amount. How much energy it takes to heat a substance ~APEX
What is the measure of how much heat will raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degrees c?
The specific heat of the substance.
A measure of one substances ability to dissolve in a specific amount of another substance?
the answer is solubility. :)
What is the name given to a standard of excellence against which to measure and compare?
control process
The density of which substance is measured by a lactometer?
A lactometer is used to measure the specific gravity (richness) of milk.
What substance helps measure specific heats?
Specific Heat is the energy required to raise 1 g of any specific object by 1 degree Celsius.
Which substance produce in the laboratory is used as a postexposure preventive measure against rabies?
synthetic immunoglobulins
