Question

The table shows the specific heat of four substances—brick, dry soil, paper, and water. If all four substances were exposed to sunlight for the same amount of time, which substance would heat up the fastest?

brick 0.9
dry soil 1.26
paper 1.336
water 4.18

Answer 1

Brick would most likely heat up the fastest 

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is option A, Brick (0.9)

Explanation:

The very basic definition of specific heat says that “ The specific heat is the least amount of  heat required to raise the temperature of unit mass of an element/substance by one degree celcius. Thus, this implies that among all the available option, the substance having lowest specific heat will require least amount of heat energy to get heated and raise its temperature. Since brick has the lowest specific heat among all the given options, thus it shall require minimum heat to raise its temperature and shall heat up the fastest.