Considering only heat capacity which substance would probabl

Considering only heat capacity, which substance would probably be the worst selection for a walkway if you wanted to be able to stand on it during a hot day in your bare feet?

If you needed to make an ice box to store ice, which substance would make the best insulated container?

Considering only heat capacities, which substance would make a better pan if one wanted to boil water rapidly?

Solution

Answer:

Heat capacity is the amount of heat given to a substance to increase the temperature by one degree. If the heat capacity is higher than the substance would require higher energy to reach certain temperature whereas, if the heat capacity is lower than the substance require lower energy to reach certain temperature.

Hence, if we are considering the selection for the walkway to stand during the hot day then steel is the worse option as it has the lowest heat capacity and would heat up rapidly than other substances.

Wood is the best insulated container for making an ice box because; wood has higher heat capacity to insulate the heat.

The substances which require less heat to heats up rapidly is the best substance for boil water rapidly. Hence, steel is the best substance to boil water rapidly with less heat.