Substance X has a specific heat capacity that is twice as large as Substance Y. If both samples ended up at the same change in t
1 answer:
Answer:
Substance X has a smaller mass
Explanation:
The relationship between the mass of the two samples is that the mass of X is smaller compared to the mass of Y.
The specific heat capacity is given as:
C =
We can see that the higher the specific heat capacity the lesser the mass or simply put, the specific heat capacity of a body is inversely related to its mass.
If the amount of heat is constant i.e the same and the specific heat capacity of X is twice that of Y, then substance X has a smaller mass
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Answer:
The bismuth sample.
Explanation:
The specific heat of a substance (might not be a metal) is the amount of heat required for heating a unit mass of this substance by unit temperature (e.g.,
.) The formula for specific heat is:
,
where
is the amount of heat supplied.
is the mass of the sample.
is the increase in temperature.
In this question, the value of (amount of heat supplied to the metal) and
(mass of the metal sample) are the same for all four metals. To find
(change in temperature,) rearrange the equation:
,
.
In other words, the change in temperature of the sample, can be expressed as a fraction. Additionally, the specific heat of sample,
, is in the denominator of that fraction. Hence, the value of the fraction would be the largest for sample with the smallest specific heat.
Make sure that all the specific heat values are in the same unit. Find the one with the smallest specific heat: bismuth (.) That sample would have the greatest increase in temperature. Since all six samples started at the same temperature, the bismuth sample would also have the highest final temperature.