Question

Choose the INCORRECT statement. A. Temperatures of two bodies are equal when the average kinetic energies of the two bodies become the same. B. The heat capacity is the quantity of heat required to change the temperature of the system by one degree. C. The specific heat is the heat capacity for one mole of substance. D. Most metals have low specific heats, as metals can be heated quickly. E. The law of conservation of energy can be written: qsystem qsurroundings

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C

The specific heat is the heat capacity for one mole of a substance.

Explanation:

The incorrect statement is  The specific heat is the heat capacity for one mole of a substance.

This is because the specific heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gramme of a substance by 1 degree Celcius.

Note that the unit in question here for the specific heat capacity of the substance is in grammes.

The definition given in the options is actually for the molar heat capacity of the substance, not the specific heat capacity.