Specific Heat

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What is specific heat?

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Specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.

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How does mass affect temperature change when heating a substance?

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The greater the mass of a substance, the smaller the temperature change for a given amount of heat added.

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What is the formula for calculating heat energy?

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Q = mcΔT, where Q is heat energy, m is mass, c is specific heat capacity, and ΔT is the change in temperature.

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What is thermal conduction?

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Thermal conduction is the process where heat is transferred within a body due to the collision of molecules.

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Which material has the highest specific heat capacity: water, copper, or aluminum?

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Water has the highest specific heat capacity among these materials.

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What happens to the temperature of a substance when it absorbs heat?

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The temperature of the substance increases as it absorbs heat.

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If 200 grams of water is heated from 24.0° C to 100.0° C, what is the change in temperature?

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The change in temperature (ΔT) is 76°C.

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What is the relationship between thermal energy and temperature change?

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The amount of thermal energy added to a substance is directly proportional to the temperature change, depending on the mass and specific heat.

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Which will have a larger temperature change: 100 mL of water or 1000 mL of water when the same amount of heat is added?

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100 mL of water will have a larger temperature change.

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What is the effect of specific heat on temperature change in different materials?

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Materials with lower specific heat will experience a larger temperature change when the same amount of heat is added.