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Chapter 16 Problem 66GP

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Problem 66GP

Hot tea is poured from the same pot into two identical mugs. Mug 1 is filled to the brim; mug 2 is filled only halfway. Is the rate of cooling of mug 1 (A, greater than; B, less than; or C, equal to) the rate of cooling of mug 2?

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Hot tea is poured from the same pot into two identical mugs. Mug 1 is filled to the brim,mug 2 is filled only halfway. The two mugs are allowed to cool in a room temperature environment.

We know that heat capacity  

It is a ratio of heat absorbed by a material to the temperature change.

where

 is mass of substance or body

 is specific heat

Heat capacity depends on mass of the substance and specific heat. Specific heat depends only on the nature of the substance.

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

Hot tea is poured from the same pot into two identical

Chapter 16 textbook questions

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