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Which requires more heat: raising the temperature of a block of copper from 1K to 2K, or from 1C to 2C?

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Which requires more heat: raising the temperature of a block of copper from 1K to 2K, or from 1C to 2C?

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  1. Heat capacity goes to zero as you approach absolute zero, so raising the temperature from 1C to 2C requires more energy (those temperatures are farther from absolute zero).

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