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Specific Heat Capacity

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Same amount of heat is supplied to two liquids A and B. The liquid A shows a greater rise in temperature. What can you say about the heat capacity of A as compared to that of B ?

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As we know,
$Q = m s Δ θ, w h e r e Δ θ i s t h e c h a n g e i n t e m p e r a t u r e$
$Δ θ = \frac{1}{s}$
$A s w e c a n s e e f r o m a b o v e$
$g r e a t e r t h e c h a n g e i n t e m p e r a t u r e l e s s e r w i l l b e t h e h e a t c a p a c i t y$
$s_{A} < s_{B}$

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