How to determine which of two metals will have the higher temperature after applying the same amount of thermal energy? [closed]








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> Two metal samples, $\mathrm{X}$ and $\mathrm{Z}$, of the same mass and initially at $\pu{25 ^\circ C}$, are heated so that each metal receives the same amount of thermal energy, which metal will have the highest final temperature?  
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>  Specific heat capacities: 
>  $c(\mathrm{X}) = \pu{0.35 J//g\*K}$,
>  $c(\mathrm{Z}) = \pu{0.895 J//g\*K}$
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Does the specific heat capacity matter in the final temperature or not?




By definition, the heat capacity is the energy required for a body to be warmed by $\pu{1 K}$. For the specific heat capacity it's the same but normalized by the mass. The higher the heat capacity is, the more energy will be required to warm it. 


The metal $\mathrm{X}$ having the lowest heat capacity will have the higher temperature if it receives the same amount of energy than the metal $\mathrm{Z}$.


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