What happens when an object has a higher specific heat than another object?

What happens when an object has a higher specific heat than another object?

Specific heat is Jg−oK . So, a high value means that it takes MORE energy to raise (or lower) its temperature. A low value means that it does not take very much energy to heat or cool it.

What does it mean to say an object is hot?

An object feels warm or hot if its temperature is higher than your skin. To say something is hot means its temperature is relatively high. Cooling an object is when you are transferring thermal energy from the object from an another object that is at a lower temperature.

Why would one object heat up faster?

In hotter objects, there is more atomic and molecular motion. Atoms and molecules “jiggle” faster and more wildly. When a hot object touches a colder object, its surface atoms and molecules bang into those of the cold object, causing them to jiggle faster — they heat up.

Can an object be hotter than another if they are at the same temperature?

An object is hotter than another if they are at same temperature but if the temperature of one object is higher than that of the other object, there will be transfer of energy from the hotter to the colder object until both objects reach the same temperature. Heat is energy.

Why do objects get hotter or colder?

Artwork: Hotter things have more heat energy than colder things. That’s because the atoms or molecules move around faster in hot things (red, right) than they do in cold things (blue, left). This idea is called the kinetic theory. The more heat you supply, the faster the molecules move and the further apart they get.

What does a higher specific heat mean?

Specific heat is defined by the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1 degree Celsius (°C). Water has a high specific heat, meaning it takes more energy to increase the temperature of water compared to other substances.

Can one object be hotter than another if they are at the same temperature?

An object is hotter than another if they are at same temperature but if the temperature of one object is higher than that of the other object, there will be transfer of energy from the hotter to the colder object until both objects reach the same temperature.

What makes a hot object hot?

When the electromagnetic waves strike an object, they are partially absorbed and the energy that the waves carried is converted to heat in the object. Also, hot objects emit electromagnetic waves (“thermal radiation”) that carry away energy and can heat up other objects that they hit.

Why are black objects hotter?

A black object absorbs all wavelengths of light and converts them into heat, so the object gets warm. A white object reflects all wavelengths of light, so the light is not converted into heat and the temperature of the object does not increase noticeably.

Do hotter objects lose heat faster?

The hotter the liquid, the faster it will evaporate and the more heat energy will dissipate per unit time. This is because hotter water molecules jiggle with greater energy, and more readily break the inter-molecular bonds that create surface tension.