Question

Based on the definition of specific heat and the information provide below, if the same amount of heat is added to 1 kg of all these substances, which substance will raise in temperature to the highest value?

Specific Heat Values (J/kg°C) of Different Materials:

Aluminum: 897

Helium: 5193

Steel: 490

Water: 4182

Answer 1

Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 degree. Therefore, the higher the number, the more energy is required.

Hence, Steel will raise the most, since less energy is required to raise its temperature.