Question

Two solids of identical mass, A and B, are analyzed using identical calorimeters. Each calorimeter contains the same amount of water and is at room temperature. When the solids are heated to the same initial temperature and placed in their calorimeters, the final temperature of solid A's calorimeter is higher than that of B. What can we infer from this

Answer 1

Specific heat of solid A is greater than specific heat of solid B.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the calorimeter, as the temperature is increasing, the vibrational kinetic energy will increase and this means that additional amount of energy will be needed to increase the temperature by the same value. Therefore, we can conclude that specific heat increases as temperature increases.

Now, we are told that the final temperature of solid A's calorimeter is higher than that of B.

This means from our definition earlier, Solid A will have a higher specific heat that solid B.