Explanation:
For most folks, a thermometer reading around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) means their body temperature is normal. Now, two scientists have an idea why our bodies, as well as those of most other mammals, consistently run at that temperature : A toasty body temperature helps keep nasty fungal infections at bay.
"One of the mysteries about humans and other advanced mammals has been why they are so hot compared with other animals," said study co-author Arturo Casadevall, professor and chair of microbiology and immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva. "This study helps to explain why mammalian temperatures are all around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit."
Casdevall's previous work showed that the number of fungal species that can thrive and, therefore, infect an animal declines by 6 percent for every 1.8 degree F (1 C) rise in temperature. This, he claimed, is why reptiles , amphibians and other cold-blooded animals are susceptible to tens of thousands of fungal species, whereas only a few hundred types of fungi can harm humans and other mammals.
The study of the elements and forms of matter.
Answer:
copper will reach to higher temperature first.
Explanation:
Specific heat capacity:
It is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of substance by one degree.
Formula:
Q = m.c. ΔT
Q = amount of heat absorbed or released
m = mass of given substance
c = specific heat capacity of substance
ΔT = change in temperature
The substances with higher value of specific heat capacity require more heat to raise the temperature by one degree as compared the substances having low value of specific heat capacity.For example,
The specific heat capacity of copper is 0.386 j/g. K and for aluminium is 0.900 j/g.K. So, aluminium take a time to increase its temperature by one degree by absorbing more heat while copper will heat up faster by absorbing less amount of heat.
Consider that both copper and aluminium have same mass of 5g and change in temperature is 15 K. Thus amount of heat thy absorbed to raise the temperature is,
For copper:
Q = m.c. ΔT
Q = 5 g× 0.386 j/g K × 15 K
Q = 28.95 j
For aluminium:
Q = m.c. ΔT
Q = 5 g× 0.900 j/g K × 15 K
Q = 67.5 j
we can observe that aluminium require more heat which is 67.5 j to increase its temperature. So it will reach to higher temperature later as compared to copper.
