Alcohol (ethanol) has a higher specific heat index than water. Based on this information only, what can you conclude? A. The sur
face tension of alcohol is greater than the surface tension of water. B. The temperature of alcohol increases more slowly than water when they are equally heated. C. Alcohol has a higher boiling point than water. D. Alcohol will expand more than water when frozen.
B. The temperature of alcohol increases more slowly than water when they are equally heated.
Explanation:
Based on the information provided only, we can infer that the temperature of alcohol will increase more slowly than water when they are equally heat. Also, when left to cool, water will cool faster than the alcohol.
Specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of a substance by 1°C.
A substance with a high specific heat will require more heat to raise the overall temperature.
A substance with a low specific heat requires little heat to cause appreciable temperature changes.
Metals for example have low specific heat that is why they get hot very fast when heated and cools very fast too.
