Question

The specific heat of substance A is 10 times that of substance B. If equal amounts of heat are added to equal masses of the substances, then the temperature increase of substance A would be ____.a.)the same as that of Bb.)one-tenth that of B c.)10 times that of Bd.)none of the preceding

Answer 1

In order to find the answer, let's analyze the formula below for the heat energy:

`Q=m\cdot c\cdot\Delta T`

Where Q is the heat energy (in J), m is the mass, c is the specific heat and DeltaT is the change in temperature.

If the value of c is 10 times greater, then for the same amount of energy Q and the same mass m, the increase in temperature would be 10 times lower.

Therefore the correct option is b.