least amount of heat

Question

Which of the following would absorb the least amount of heat after a 50.0°C change in temperature?

1. 20.0 g Pb, C_Pb = 0.13 J/g∙°C
2. 20.0 g Ba, C_Ba = 0.20 J/g∙°C
3. 20.0 g Zn, C_Zn = 0.39 J/g∙°C
4. 20.0 g Si, C_Si = 0.71 J/g∙°C

Answer 1

Looking at the specific heat values for the different metals, you can see that Pb has the lowest and Si has the highest. Since the mass of all are the same (20.0 g), and the ∆T (change in temperature) is also the same at 50º, the one that will absorb the least amount of heat would be Pb.