SOLUTION: PHYSICS PROBLEM THERMODYNAMICS PLS. HELP Question: Compare the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg. of iron and 1 kg. of H2o at 20 degrees Celsius?

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Question 1013579: PHYSICS PROBLEM THERMODYNAMICS PLS. HELP
Question: Compare the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg. of iron and 1 kg. of H2o at 20 degrees Celsius?

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Compare the specific heat of the 2 substances.
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The specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius.

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Heat q = mc*deltaT...to compare the energies required you will need the c for each substance.
The c is called the specific heat capacity, or just the specific heat, and is a constant for each material..it is a measure of how difficult it is to heat a material...you will have to look those figures up for iron and water (water is 4.18 J/gC)...