Conceptual Challenge Problems
These rigorous, thought-provoking problems integrate conceptual learning with problem solving and are suitable for group work.
CP6.C (Section 6.3) The specific heat capacities at 25 °C for three metals with widely differing molar masses are 3.6 J g-1 °C-1 for Li, 0.25 J g-1 °C-1 for Ag, and 0.11 J g-1 °C-1 for Th. Suppose that you have three samples, one of each metal and each containing the same number of atoms.
(a) Is the energy transfer required to increase the temperature of each sample by 1 °C significantly different from one sample to the next?
(b) What interpretation can you make about temperature based on the result you found in part (a)?
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