Specific heat capacity
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Specific heat capacity
to clarify in general terms, if substance 1 has a smaller specific heat capacity compared to substance 2, does that mean substance one requires less heat or less of something to change its temperature?
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Re: Specific heat capacity
if substance 1 has a smaller specific heat capacity than substance 2, then one gram of substance 1 needs less heat than substance 2 to increase its temperature by 1 degree Celsius.
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Re: Specific heat capacity
Adding to this, there was a HW problem that showed different heating curve charts and had you choose which was the correct one based on information provided. If a substance has a lower heat capacity, it should have a steeper slope on a heating curve.
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