Answer: 2. Solution A attains a higher temperature.
Explanation: Specific heat simply means, that amount of heat which is when supplied to a unit mass of a substance will raise its temperature by 1°C.
In the given situation we have equal masses of two solutions A & B, out of which A has lower specific heat which means that a unit mass of solution A requires lesser energy to raise its temperature by 1°C than the solution B.
Since, the masses of both the solutions are same and equal heat is supplied to both, the proportional condition will follow.
<em>We have a formula for such condition,</em>
.....................................(1)
where:
= temperature difference
- Q= heat energy
- m= mass of the body
- c= specific heat of the body
<u>Proving mathematically:</u>
<em>According to the given conditions</em>
- we have equal masses of two solutions A & B, i.e.
- equal heat is supplied to both the solutions, i.e.
- specific heat of solution A,
- specific heat of solution B,
&
are the change in temperatures of the respective solutions.
Now, putting the above values
Which proves that solution A attains a higher temperature than solution B.