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Table C: Known Specific Heat Values for Common Materials

Chemistry

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a_sh-v [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

Water is the best insulator.

Explanation:

Specific Heat Capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 K.

A good insulator has a high specific heat capacity.

This means that it absorbs more heat for raising its temperature by 1 K.

This is a property of a good insulator.

Among the given materials, water has the highest specific heat capacity.

Hence, water is the best insulator.

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n = number of moles of oxygen gas = ?

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$730.5mmHg\times 9.49L=n\times 62.3637\text{ L.mmHg }mol^{-1}K^{-1}\times 293K\\\\n=\frac{730.5\times 9.49}{62.3637\times 293}=0.3794mol$

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$PV=nRT$

where,

P = pressure of the gas = 735.5 mmHg

V = Volume of the gas = 9.99 L

T = Temperature of the gas = $20^oC=[20+273]K=293K$

R = Gas constant = $62.3637\text{ L.mmHg }mol^{-1}K^{-1}$

n = number of moles of oxygen gas = ?

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$735.5mmHg\times 9.99L=n\times 62.3637\text{ L.mmHg }mol^{-1}K^{-1}\times 293K\\\\n=\frac{735.5\times 9.99}{62.3637\times 293}=0.40211mol$

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