23.6: General Questions
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Your hot water temperature was probably lower than the boiling point for water. Explain what may contribute to water boiling at a lower temperature than the standard boiling point for water.
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Use a ratio to determine how many times greater the specific heat capacity of water is compared to the specific heat capacities of your metal samples.
Example:
WaterGold=4186J/kgC129J/kgC=32.41