Use the table below to answer the following question. Material
Specific Heat Capacity: J/gºC
Oak Wood
2.38
PVC
1.80
Plexiglass
1.465
Vinyl
0.840
YAYI SUMMER! Time for fun in the sun! Unfortunately, with the continual increase in climate
change, summers are getting hotter and hotter. Due to this heat, your backyard is no longer
usable during the day. Your parents want to build a pergola structure to protect you from the
heat. They consult you on which material to use because you have just passed chemistry and
understand which material will best keep the heat out of the pergola.
Which material listed above should you use to keep heat from transferring from the atmosphere
into your pergola? Which material will keep you the coolest? Justify your answer with a CER.
In your answer, use the specific heat capacity values as justification,