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Date November 2016 Marks available 1 Reference code 16N.1.SL.TZ0.10
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone 0 - no time zone
Command term Question number 10 Adapted from N/A

Question

Energy is supplied at a constant rate to a fixed mass of a material. The material begins as a solid. The graph shows the variation of the temperature of the material with time. 

The specific heat capacities of the solid, liquid and gaseous forms of the material are cs cl and cg respectively. What can be deduced about the values of cs cl and cg

A. cs > cg > cl 
B. cl > cs > c
C. cl > cg > cs 
D. cg > cs > cl

Markscheme

D

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Core » Topic 3: Thermal physics » 3.1 – Thermal concepts
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