Which statement is wrong?

1. Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of random motion, but not other kinds of energy.

2. Adding the same amount of heat to two different objects will produce the same increase in temperature.

3. When the same amount of heat produces different changes in temperature in two substances of the same mass, we say that they have different specific heat capacities.

4. Different substances have different thermal properties due to differences in the way energy is stored internally in the substances.

5. Each substance has its own characteristic specific heat capacity.

Question

Mara Barajas

Physics

27 February, 11:42

Which statement is wrong?

1. Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of random motion, but not other kinds of energy.

2. Adding the same amount of heat to two different objects will produce the same increase in temperature.

3. When the same amount of heat produces different changes in temperature in two substances of the same mass, we say that they have different specific heat capacities.

4. Different substances have different thermal properties due to differences in the way energy is stored internally in the substances.

5. Each substance has its own characteristic specific heat capacity.

+4

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Andrew Cobb · Answer 1

2. Adding the same amount of heat to two different objects will produce the same increase in temperature.

Explanation:

Different materials have different specific heat capacity. The heat applied is proportional to the product of the mass, specific heat capacity and temperature rise of a substance.

This statement is false because applying the same heat to two different substances does not produce the same temperature increase.