How do specific heats of metal compare to that of water?
1 Answer
May 7, 2014
The specific heats of metals (usually less than one) are less than that of water which is 4.18 J/gC
Specific heat is the amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature by 1 degree Celsius for 1gram of the substance.
Compare the specific heat of water with three different metals
Liquid water 4.18 J/gC
Aluminum 0.897 J/gC
Lead 0.129 J /gC
Titanium. 0.523 J/gC
From these values, we can see that it takes much less energy to raise the temperature of a metal than it does for water.
