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Question
Specific heat capacity of substance A is 3.8 J g-1K-1 whereas the specific heat capacity of substance B is 0.4 J g-1 K-1
(i) Which of the two is a good conductor of heat?
(ii) How is one led to the above conclusion?
(iii) If substances A and B are liquids then which one would be more useful in car radiators?
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Solution
(i) Substance B is a good conductor out of the two substances.
(ii) The specific heat capacity of B is lower than A. This means that less heat is required to raise the temperature of 1 g of B by 1 K than the heat required for A.
(iii) If both substances were liquids, then substance A will be more useful in radiators. This is because A will extract more heat without much change in its temperature as it has high specific heat capacity.
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