Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Thermal properties and temperature

Thermal properties and temperature — practice question

A night storage heater has a sizeable block of material that is warmed by electricity overnight. In the daytime, the block loses heat, giving thermal energy to the room. Which thermal capacity and which rise in temperature during the night would result in the greatest amount of energy being stored in the block?

  • Alarge thermal capacity; large temperature increase
  • Blarge thermal capacity; small temperature increase
  • Csmall thermal capacity; large temperature increase
  • Dsmall thermal capacity; small temperature increase

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