Question

A 2-column table with 5 rows. Column 1 is labeled Cooking Oil with entries Corn oil, Olive oil, Sesame oil, Soybean oil, Vegetable oil. Column 2 is labeled Specific heat in joules per gram times degrees with entries 2.50, 1.96, 1.63, 1.97, 1.67.
Based on the table above,
oil would transfer heat the best because its specific heat is
the

Answer 1

Sesame oil would transfer heat the best because its specific heat is the lowest, 1.63 J/(g·°C). Lower specific heat means it requires less energy to change temperature, so it warms (and cools) faster.