Answer to Question #78024 in General Chemistry for Chloe Lozano

Question #78024

The specific heat of plastic is 50 times greater than the specific heat of lead, 10 times greater than the specific heat of stone, and 1.5 times greater than the specific heat of water. If the samples of plastic, lead, stone, and water have identical masses and identical starting temperatures, and are given identical increases in energy of 1,000 J, which sample will end up with the highest temperature?

A. plastic
B. lead
C. stone
D. water
E. None of the Above

Expert's answer

The correct answer is B (lead).