Specific heat capacity of substance A is 3.8J/g/k whereas the specific heat capacity of substance is 0.4J/g/k
?) which is the good conductor of heat
?) How is oneled tot he above conclusion

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$D e a r s t u d e n t, i) s u b s \tan c e B i s a g o o d c o n d u c t o r o f h e a t . A s t h e l e s s s p e c i f i c h e a t o f a s u b s \tan c e m e a n s t h e b e t t e r i t a c t s a s a g o o d c o n d u c t o r . L e s s s p e c i f i c h e a t m e a n s i t t a k e s l i t t l e t i m e f o r t e h h e a t t r a n s f e r . i i) A s t h e s p e c i f i c h e a t o f B i s l e s s t h a n t h a t o f A, s o B i s a g o o d c o n d u c t o r R e g a r d s$

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Specific heat capacity of a substance A is 3.8 J $g^{- 1} K^{- 1}$ and of the substance B is 0.4 J $g^{- 1} K^{- 1}$ .Which substance is a good conductor of heat? How did you arrive at your conclusion ?

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A

3.8 J g^{- 1} K^{- 1}

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B

0.4 J g^{- 1} K^{- 1}

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B

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and of substance B is

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Specific heat capacity of substance A is 3.8J/g/k whereas the specific heat capacity of substance is 0.4J/g/k
?) which is the good conductor of heat
?) How is oneled tot he above conclusion