2006-10-28 03:04:17 · 4 answers · asked by Susie Q 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Low specific heat capacity.. Specific heat capacity means the amount of energy required to raise the substance's temperature by 1 celcius.
2006-10-28 03:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A substance that heats up quickly has a high specific heat.
By definition specific heat of a substance is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of the substance through one degree.
Thus if a substance rises a certain number of degrees quicker than another substance does, it means that it has needed lesser heat to gain the same temperature rise.
2006-10-28 10:16:35 · answer #2 · answered by curious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a given hose, which can you fill up quicker, a large or small capacity barrel? Same question, right? Of course a pound of gold has less volume than a pound of aluminum. Specific heat is based on energy held per pound (mass) per degree of temperature change and not per volume. So the size of the "barrel" depends more on mass than volume.
2006-10-28 10:56:38 · answer #3 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
low specific heat...it can transfer heat more quickly
2006-10-28 11:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by emikato_913 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋