Physics

[shayshay]

Which Statement Is True?
A)it Takes More Heat To Raise The Temp Of A Large Amount Of Any Substance Than A Small Amount Of The Same Substance.

B)you Can't Tell How Much Heat It Will Take To Raise The Temp Of A Sample Unless You Know The Specific Heat And The Mass.

C)you Cannot Determine The Specific Heat Of A Substance If You Don't Have Any Water To Compare It With.

[Math Is Hard]

which one do you think is true? and why?

[shayshay]

C Because I Think Every Chemical Being Compared Should Be Compared To Water

[Hootenanny]

C Because I Think Every Chemical Being Compared Should Be Compared To Water
Try again ...

[Office_Shredder]

shayshay, why water? Why can't we compare everything to, say, mercury? Or ethanol?

[thiotimoline]

Which Statement Is True?
A)it Takes More Heat To Raise The Temp Of A Large Amount Of Any Substance Than A Small Amount Of The Same Substance.

B)you Can't Tell How Much Heat It Will Take To Raise The Temp Of A Sample Unless You Know The Specific Heat And The Mass.

C)you Cannot Determine The Specific Heat Of A Substance If You Don't Have Any Water To Compare It With.

For a), ans is not definite because the difference in specific heat capacity may or may not be compensated by the difference in mass. For b), you're thinking of Q=mcT that's why you say specific heat capacity and mass is required in finding how much energy of heat required. I have to agree with you even though I'm not sure. For c), what's it gotta do with water?

I think my final answer is B.