If You Wanted to Know How Much the Temperature of a Particular

question 164

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to know how much the temperature of a particular piece of material would rise when a known amount of heat was added to it, which of the following quantities would be most
Helpful to know?

• A) density
• B) thermal conductivity
• C) coefficient of linear expansion
• D) specific heat
• E) initial temperature

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