When eating a pizza or a hot pie, the crust may be only warm, but you may burn your mouth when eating the topping or filling. Why is this?
2007-10-05 05:32:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The filling of the pie and the topping of the pizza contain mostly water which has a very high specific heat. Specific heat is a measure of the ability of a substance to store heat. Substances with a high specific heat are slow to warm up and slow to cool down. The crust of a pie or pizza has a much lower specific heat than the topping/ filling and so is cooler.
2007-10-05 07:41:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The topping and filling retain heat better than the crust. Something to do with density.
2007-10-05 06:07:23 · answer #2 · answered by paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but you are making me want a pizza NOW!!
2007-10-05 07:57:16 · answer #3 · answered by O Susie Q 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋