During the following simulation answer the following questions on a sheet of paper.

1. Which substance has the highest specific heat?
2. What is the specific heat of glass?
3. What is the specific heat of copper?
4. What substance has the lowest specific heat?
5. Does the specific heat of a substance change if you change the mass or amount of time it is heated?

To run the experiment, select a material, choose the block mass, and set the flame duration. Then press heat. When the burner stops, the temperature change experienced by the block and quantity of heat added will be displayed. Push the reset button between trials to reset the experiment.

Let's check your answers:

1. Which substance has the highest specific heat?
   
2. What is the specific heat of glass?
   
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   0.838 J/g^oC
3. What is the specific heat of copper?
   
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   0.385 J/g^oC
4. What substance has the lowest specific heat?
   
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   Silver (0.24 J/g^oC)
5. Does the specific heat of a substance change if you change the mass or amount of time it is heated?
   
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   No, the specific heat does not change which allows us to identify the substance we have if we can calculate the substance's specific heat.