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State the specific heat of water in terms of standard SI energy units (joules).

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Two conductors made of the same material are connected across the same potential difference. Conductor A has twice the diameter and twice the length of conductor B. What is the ratio of the power delivered to A to the power delivered to B?
  1.8
  2.4
  3.2
  4.1
  5.12


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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

In the cgs system of units, specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise one
gram of a substance one degree Celsius. Heat capacity is the amount of heat required
to raise the temperature of the given mass (amount varies) one degree Celsius. Heat
capacity = mass  specific heat.

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