Question

question 2 (1 point)
a thermally isolated system is made up of a hot piece of aluminum and a cold piece of copper; the aluminum and the copper are in thermal contact. the specific heat capacity of aluminum is more than double that of copper. which object experiences the greater magnitude gain or loss of heat during the time the system takes to reach thermal equilibrium?

the aluminum
the copper
neither; both experience the same size gain or loss of heat.
it is impossible to tell without knowing the masses.

Explanation:

In a thermally isolated system, energy is conserved. The heat lost by the hot object (aluminum) is equal to the heat gained by the cold object (copper) when reaching thermal equilibrium, as there's no heat exchange with the surroundings. This is based on the principle of conservation of energy in thermal processes (the heat transfer equation \(Q = mc\Delta T\), where the heat lost \(Q_{lost}\) by one object equals the heat gained \(Q_{gained}\) by the other, so \(|Q_{aluminum}| = |Q_{copper}|\)).

Answer:

Neither; both experience the same size gain or loss of heat.