Question

Water has a specific heat capacity of 1.00 cal/g °C, and copper has a specific heat capacity of 0.092 cal/g °C. If both are heated to 100 °C, which takes longer to cool?

Answer 1

The water takes longer, because it is the better insulator here.

Step-by-step explanation:

Conductors and insulators work similarly in "reverse".

If something is a good heat conductor, then it's good at both absorbing heat energy and giving it away. Insulators are good at resisting temperature changes, but also take longer to cool down once they are heated up.

So because copper is the better conductor here, it will cool faster than the water at the same temperature.