Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Conductivity

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The discussion centers on ranking six objects based on their specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity after being placed in a hot oven. The initial approach involved ranking the objects by their specific heat capacity, assuming those with lower values would be hottest upon removal. However, it was concluded that once thermal equilibrium is reached, all objects will have the same temperature regardless of their specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity. This realization highlights that the oven's maintained temperature ensures uniformity in temperature for all objects after removal. Understanding thermal equilibrium is essential for solving problems related to heat transfer in this context.
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Homework Statement



To summarize, I am given 6 objects and their corresponding specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity values. All objects have the same mass. The question is asking me to rank the objects based on temperature if they are put in a hot oven until they reach thermal equilibrium and removed.

Homework Equations



Q=mc\DeltaT (specific heat capacity)
Q/\Deltat=k(A/L)\DeltaT (thermal conductivity)

The Attempt at a Solution



I initially ranked the objects from lowest heat capacity to highest heat capacity because I was thinking that the objects that require less energy to raise their temperature will be hottest upon removal.
I'm not really sure how to relate thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity to find out their temperatures after removal... My textbook doesn't help either.
 
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...Nevermind. I realized that it doesn't matter what the values for specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity... if the oven is maintained at the given temperature, all objects will be the same upon removal if they are allowed to reach thermal equilibrium.
 
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