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What does it mean to say that a material has a high or low specific heat capacity?
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∙ 15y ago
The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of a said substance 1o K. The capacity is measured in kilojoules divided by kilogram time degrees Kelvin (kJ/Kg k). So, if the specific heat capacity of a substance is high, it requires a very large amount of energy to increase the temperature, and if it has a low specific heat capacity, the required energy will be lower.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoMaterials having high specific heat capacity needs more joules of heat energy to have 1 degree rise in temperature for one kilo gram material
Whereas those having less specific heat capacity needs only less joules to do so
Water seems having large specific heat capacity which equals to 4180 joules to have a rise in temperature of 1 degree for one kg of water.
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∙ 15y agoA material with a high specific heat capacity has a high capacity for storing heat energy
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Does cooking pot have low or high specific heat capacity?
Low heat capacity for effective heating.
Water is a good coolant because of its hig heat of?
Water has a high heat capacity, so it can absorbs a lot of heat in comparison to other molecules of the same amount or volume.
A coastal climate is moderated primarily by which of the follwing properties of water?
High specific heat
Which metal has the lowest specific heat capacity?
Gold has the lowest specific heat capacity.
Does a substance that cools off quickly have a high or low specific heat capacity?
Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of an object or substance by 1oK. The rate at which something cools is proportional to the difference in temperature between the object and its surroundings. Consequently, neither has any relation to the other.
Would it be better to have pots and pans made from material with a high specific heat capacity or low specific heat capacity?
Higher Heat
Does a substance that cools up quickly have high or low specific heat capacity?
It would have a LOW specific heat capacity because -- the subst heats up quickly which means you would use less heat capacity.
Does sand have a high or low specific heat capacity?
sand have low specific heat capacity.
Do heaters use materials that have a high or low heat capacity?
heaters use material what have low specific heat capacity as it means they give off heat slower which preserves the heat to last all day
Materials with a high specific heat can absorb a lot of energy and show little change in temperature?
Yes. Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat energy required to change the temperature of the material, so a material with high specific heat needs a lot of heat energy for its temperature to go up.
Should saucpan be made of material with high or low heat capacity?
high
What does it mean to say that a material has a high or low capacity?
The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of a said substance 1o K. The capacity is measured in kilojoules divided by kilogram time degrees Kelvin (kJ/Kg k). So, if the specific heat capacity of a substance is high, it requires a very large amount of energy to increase the temperature, and if it has a low specific heat capacity, the required energy will be lower.
Does cooking pot have low or high specific heat capacity?
Low heat capacity for effective heating.
If something has a high specific heat capacity will it take a lot of heat to little heat to change its temperature?
For a given amount of energy, and a given mass, a material with high specific heat would have a smaller temperature change. /\T = E / ( m * cp )
What is high heat capacity?
A substance with a high specific heat capacity is one that needs a lot of heat energy pumped into it in order to raise its temperature. Substances with relatively high specific heat capacities include water, rock, and potatoes.
Would substances with high specific heat capacity also have high temperatures?
Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy or heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one kelvin. So if the specific heat capacity is high then you would require more energy or heat to raise its temperature. The specific heat capacity does not really have anything to do with how much you can increase an objects temperature. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ENERGY NEEDED TO INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE.
Does hydrogen or water has high specific heat capacity?
Water has a MUCH higher specific heat than hydrogen.
