Question

which property of substance can be studied with this procedure

Answer 1

Question - Study the following procedure and answer the questions below : 1. Take 3 spheres of iron, copper and lead of equal mass. 2. Put all the 3 spheres in boiling water in a beaker for some time. 3. Take 3 spheres out of the water. Put them immediately on a thick slab of wax. 4. Note, the depth that each sphere goes into the wax. i) Which property of substance can be studied with this procedure?

Answer - Specific heat is the correct answer.

1. Specific heat is defined as "the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by 1° Celsius".
2. In the procedure, spheres are kept in boiling water for absorption of heat.
3. Further they are put on thick slab of wax to check the amount of heat absorbed which is transmitted in the wax.