An electric heater is used to heat equal masses of two different liquids, Liquid A and Liquid B, under identical conditions. The temperature of Liquid A is observed to rise more slowly than the temperature of Liquid B.
What is a possible explanation for this difference?
Liquid A has a lower boiling point than Liquid B.
Liquid A has a lower latent heat of vaporisation than Liquid B.
Liquid A has a larger thermal expansion coefficient than Liquid B.
Liquid A has a higher specific heat capacity than Liquid B.
528 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 2.2 Thermal properties and temperature, covering 2.2.1 Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases, 2.2.2a Internal energy and temperature, 2.2.2b Specific heat capacity, 2.2.3a Melting, boiling, condensation and solidification, 2.2.3b Evaporation, and 2.2.3c Cooling by evaporation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.