[Sca-cooks] OT:new question

[Stefan li Rous]

Bear said:
> IIRC, there are two possible reasons.  Cool water absorbs more heat than
> warmer water creating a faster increase in temperature with the cooler
> water.
Yes, cold water (water, not ice) absorbs more heat than hotter water, but

there is no momentum involved. Once that 40 degree water reaches 80 degrees,
it has no more energy than the water that is already at 80 degrees. If the
amount of heat applied to the 40 degree warmed to 80 degrees and the water
that is already at 80 degrees is constant, I believe the temperature curve for
both will be identical. This assumes an identical eviornment for each. ie: the
pots and surrounding temperature is identical.

The definition of a "calorie" is in fact the the amount of heat that is
required to raise X amount of water one degree Celsius. As far as I remember,
the temperature of the water is not specified. It's been too long for me to
remember the value of "X".


Mark Harris

(electrical engineer, not a mechanical one)
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