Question

Use the specific heat values to answer the following questions.

Which of the following has the smallest heat capacity?


A 2-column table with 10 rows. Column 1 is labeled substance and column 2 is labeled Specific heat capacity in joules per gram time degrees Celsius. 10 rows are as follows. Water, liquid: 4.18. Water, solid: 2.03. Water, gas: 2.08. Iron, solid: 0.450; Aluminum, solid: 0.897. Copper, solid: 0.385. Tin, solid: 0.227. Lead, solid: 0.129. Gold, solid: 0.129. Mercury, liquid: 0.140.

Answer 1

Lead (solid) and gold (solid) — tie, each with a specific heat of 0.129 J·g⁻¹·°C⁻¹.