Copper is a common metal with many important uses, including power generation and building construction. A copper pipe fitting has a mass of 19.7 g and a strand of heavy-duty copper wire has a mass of 84.3 g. Which has the larger specific heat? -- A. the copper pipe fitting B.the copper wire C.both have the same specific heat Which has the larger heat capacity? -- A.the copper pipe fitting B.the copper wire C.both have the same heat capacity

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Copper is a common metal with many important uses, including power generation and building construction. A copper pipe fitting has a mass of 19.7 g and a strand of heavy-duty copper wire has a mass of 84.3 g.

Which has the larger specific heat? --

A. the copper pipe fitting

B.the copper wire

C.both have the same specific heat

Which has the larger heat capacity? --

A.the copper pipe fitting

B.the copper wire

C.both have the same heat capacity

A small piece of an unknown metal has the same mass as a copper pipe fitting (19.7 g). Each piece of metal absorbs the same amount of heat and the unknown metal undergoes a larger increase in temperature.

Which has the larger specific heat? --

A. copper

B. the unknown metal

C.both have the same specific heat

If both pieces of metal are cooled in a refrigerator and undergo the same decrease in temperature, which will undergo the larger change in thermal energy? --

A. copper

B. the unknown metal

C.both undergo the same change in thermal energy

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