Consider the specific heat capacities of the following metals

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Problem

Consider the specific heat capacities of the following metals.

Metal	Specific heat capacity / $\text{J g}^{-1}\text{K}^{-1}$
Al	$0.897$
Be	$1.82$
Cd	$0.231$
Cr	$0.449$

Samples of mass

1\,\text{kg}

at room temperature are heated by the same electrical heater for

10

minutes. Identify the metal which has the highest final temperature. (1) Al (2) Be (3) Cd (4) Cr