Specheatcap P1
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| Define specific heat capacity. | The amount of energy required to heat 1 kg of a substance by 1°c
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| What is the formula for specific heat capacity? | E=MCΘ
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| What does the E stand for? | Energy required
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| What does M stand for? | Mass
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| What does C stand for? | Specific heat capacity
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| What does Θ stand for? | Temperature change
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| Why would materials in heaters have high specific heat capacities? | Because the materials could store a lot of heat energy
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| How is water's specific heat capacity used? | It is high so is useful for heating buildings when pumped around by pipes
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| What materials are used in electric storage heaters and how are they used? | Materials with high specific heat capacity such as concrete or bricks, so they can store energy at night and release it during the day
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| Why would you want to store the heat at night? | Because electricity is cheaper at night
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| What is one benefit of oil based heaters over water? | Oil has higher boiling point so can reach higher temperatures more safely than water heaters
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| What would be one reason why oil based heaters are worse than water based heaters? | Because water as a higher specific heat capacity
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