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Heat of aluminum is 0.897 J/(g.degrees C)

Iron is 0.449 J/(g.degrees C)

Which chunk of metal is hotter on a sunny day. (Both painted the same color.)

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assuming the same heat content stored, and the same mass,

Q=mc deltaT

deltaT is larger if c is smaller. Which has the lower specific heat?

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