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Chapter 3: Q. 3.88 (page 93)

Oa a hot sunny day, you get out of the swimming pool and sit in a metal chair, which is very hot. Would you predict that the specific heat of the metal is higher or lower than that of water? Explain.

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As a result, the temperature of a metal chair rises faster than that of water

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Find that the specific heat of the metal is higher or lower than that of water .

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The temperature of a metal chair rises faster than that of water 

Despite the fact that both the metal chair and the water receive the same amount of heat, the metal chair is much hotter than the water in the swimming pool. Based on this observation, we can conclude that the specific heat of a metal chair is lower than that of water. As a result, the temperature of a metal chair rises faster than that of water

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