Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Thermal properties and temperature

Thermal properties and temperature — practice question

A night storage heater includes a large block of material that is warmed electrically overnight. In the daytime, the block loses heat and transfers thermal energy to the room. Which thermal capacity and which rise in temperature during the night will result in the greatest amount of energy being stored in the block?

  • Athermal capacity large, night-time temperature increase large
  • Bthermal capacity large, night-time temperature increase small
  • Cthermal capacity small, night-time temperature increase large
  • Dthermal capacity small, night-time temperature increase small

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