Copper is a common metal with many important uses, including

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Copper is a common metal with many important uses, including power generation and building construction. A copper pipe fitting has a mass of 19.7 g and a strand of heavy-duty copper wire has a mass of 84.3 g. Which has the smaller specific heat? Which has the smaller heat capacity? A small piece of an unknown metal has the same mass as a copper pipe fitting (19.7 g). Each piece of metal absorbs the same amount of heat and the copper pipe fitting undergoes a larger increase in temperature. Which has the larger specific heat? If both pieces of metal are cooled in a refrigerator and undergo the same decrease in temperature, which will undergo the larger change in thermal energy?