Consider the following specific heats of metals.
Metal …………………..Specific Heat
copper…………………. 0.385 J/(g∙°C)
magnesium ……………1.02 J/(g∙°C)
mercury ……………….0.138 J/(g∙°C)
silver …………………. 0.237 J/(g∙°C)
Four 25-g samples, one of each metal, and four insulated containers with identical water volumes, all start out at room temperature. Now suppose you add exactly the same quantity of heat to each metal sample. Then you place the hot metal samples in different containers of water (that all have the same volume of water). Which of the answers below is true?
a. The water with the copper will be the hottest.
b. The water with the magnesium will be the hottest.
c. The water with the mercury will be the hottest.
d. The water with the silver will be the hottest.
e. The temperature of the water will be the same in all the cups.
