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Calorimetry
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Differentiate between heat capacity and specific heat capacity. 

Answer

i) Specific heat capacity is defined on unit mass but heat capacity is defined on entire mass.

ii) Specific heat capacity depends on the mass of the body but heat capacity does not depend on the mass of the body. 

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Specific Heat Capacity of substance A is 3.8 J g-1 K-1 whereas the specific heat capacity of substance B is 0.4 J g-1 K T-1.

i) Which of the two is a good conductor of heat?

ii) How is one led to the above conclusion?

iii) If substances A and B are liquids then which one would be more useful in car radiators? 

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ii) What is the Greenhouse effect? 

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