Assignment:
A bowl of oil and a bowl of water have been placed under a heat lamp. The temperature of each was recorded every 5 minutes in the chart below.
- Using the data from the chart can you determine which absorbed more heat energy?
- Which has the highest specific heat?
- If you were to plot the data on a graph using 2 lines (one for water and one for oil) with the Temperature on the y-axis and the time on the x-axis, which line would have the greatest slope (rise over run)?
- How is slope related to specific heat?
Temperature (°C) Initial 5 min. 10 min. 15 min. 20 min.
Water 24 28 34 39 45
Oil 24 30 40 51 63
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