A substance that heats up relatively quickly is said to have a:?

Question

a) low specific heat capacity b) High specific heat capacity

c) either a high or low specific heat capacity, for what is more important is conductivity.

Answer 1

A) Low specific heat capacity

Specific heat refers to the amount of heat it takes to raise 1 kelvin of one gram of substance. So if a substance heats up quickly, it does not need that much heat to raise its temperature. Hence, it has a low specific heat.