Question

Water has higher specific heat than aluminum. This is all what you should know to answer following questions. An aluminum rod of mass 1 kg at temperature of 80^0C is placed into 1l of water of temperature 10^0C . there is no heat exchange with surroundings. Which material experiences greater change in temperature while system is reaching the thermal equilibrium

Answer 1

The Aluminum

Step-by-step explanation:

With a larger specific heat, water requires more heat to raise its temperature by a temperature degree.

In this system, with equal masses of water and aluminum, the heat moving from the aluminum lowering its temperature by one degree is not sufficient to raise the water temperature by one degree.