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

question 60

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

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