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A Thermally Isolated System Is Made Up of a Hot

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A thermally isolated system is made up of a hot piece of aluminum and a cold piece of copper, with the aluminum and the copper in thermal contact. The specific heat capacity of aluminum is
More than double that of copper. Which object experiences the greater temperature change during
The time the system takes to reach thermal equilibrium?


A) the copper
B) the aluminum
C) Neither one; both of them experience the same size temperature change.
D) It is impossible to tell without knowing the masses.
E) It is impossible to tell without knowing the volumes.

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