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Which substance takes less heat energy to raise its temperature 1°C: 25 g (-1 oz) of freshwater, or 25 g of pure copper with a heat capacity of 0.092 cal/gCº? O freshwater O copper

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Answer:

ΔQ = M ρ ΔT heat required to change temperature of substance

Since ρ for copper is much smaller than ρ for water the heat energy is accordingly less for copper than for water

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