Question

Given equal masses of aluminium and copper, which would require more heat if both are heated to the same temperature. Justify your answer.
[Specific heat capacity of $Al=899Jk{g}^{-1}{C}^{-1}$ and $Cu=387Jk{g}^{-1}{C}^{-1}$]

Answer 1

Since the specific heat capacity of aluminium (899 $Jk{g}^{-1}{C}^{-1}$ ) is more than that of copper (387 $Jk{g}^{-1}{C}^{-1}$) so aluminium would require more amount of heat than copper to raise an equal amount of temperature.