Water takes longer to heat up or cool down compared to air. That's because of something called heat capacity. Water has a ...

There are different ways to determine the specific heat capacity of water. In this required practical activity it is important to: measure and observe the change in temperature accurately use the ...

Have you ever wondered why, on a hot day, a dip in the ocean feels so refreshing? It's because water and air retain heat very ...

Equal masses of aluminum and lead are heated in boiling water. The metals are then placed in separate beakers containing equal volumes of room temperature water. The temperature change in each amount ...

When a mass of material adsorbs heat energy its temperature increases. The temperature rise DT is related to the heat transfer DQ through the Heat Capacity C: ...