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posted by  neha2008 on 10/29/2008 8:57:46 PM  |  status: Live  

thermochemistry....need help

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 assume you place 100.g each of copper and gold, each originally at 25 Celsius, in a boiling water bath at 100 Celsius. if each metal takes up heat at the same rate (the number of joules of heat absorbed per minute is the same), which piece of metal reaches 100 Celsius first?

 

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posted by vsiddhardha on 10/29/2008 9:23:38 PM  |  status: Live
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the temperature rise is inversely proportional to the specific heat of the substance, provided all other things are common
 
As gold is haiving lesser specific heat than copper, it will reach required temperature faster.
 

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