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Heat capacity
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:23 pm
by Katherine Jordak 1H
Why do different phases of a substance have different heat capacities?
Re: Heat capacity
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:27 pm
by Tasnia Haider 1E
Different phases need more energy to convert the substance into another state, so some need more energy which is what the heat capacity states.
Re: Heat capacity
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:30 pm
by Gurshaan Nagra 2F
I believe it has to do with the fact that different phases have different degrees of freedom