Equal masses of water and paraffin with specific heat capacities CW and CP respectively are heated using identical sources of heat, for the same length of...

Equal masses of water and paraffin with specific heat capacities CW and CP respectively are heated
using identical sources of heat, for the same length of time. The final temperature θP of paraffin
was found to be greater than final temperature than of water, Show that CW is greater than CP.

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Equal qualities of heated supplied;
MCW?W = MCP?P MCW (Qw –Q) = MCP (Qp – Q)
Since ?P > ?W or MCw > ?0 = MCP >QP
CW > ?PCp

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Githiari answered the question on September 18, 2017 at 17:12

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