This table provides the specific heat values for several solids. Substance, soli

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This table provides the specific heat values for several solids. Substance, solid Heat capacity (Jg'K-1) Asphalt Brick, common Concrete, light Sand Soil, dry Steel Wood, white pine 0.92 0.90 0.96 0.84 0.80 045 2.5 Considering only heat capacity, which substance would you prefer to stand on during a hot day if you were in bare feet and wanted the substance that would likely be cooler? Considering only heat capacities, which substance would make a etter pan if one wanted to boil water rapidly? If you needed to make an ice box to store ice, which substance would make the best insulated container?

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we prefer wood to stand in hot day because it has high heat capacity that means high amount of energy is needed to increases 1kg of the substance or material by 1K.

steel makes better pan to boil water because of low heat capacity that means les energy is needed to increase the temperature.

material used as insulator should have high specific heat capacity.

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