Two identical bodies are made of a material for which the heat capacity increases with temperature. One of these is at , while the other one is at . If the two bodies are brought into contact, then assuming no heat loss, the final common temperature is -
more than
less than but greater than
Let the final common temperature be . According to the principle of calorimetry, assuming no heat loss to the surroundings, the heat lost by the hot body is equal to the heat gained by the cold body. Since the heat capacity increases with temperature, the average heat capacity of the hot body (between and ) is greater than the average heat capacity of the cold body (between and ). For the two integrals to be equal, the temperature interval for the hot body must be smaller than the temperature interval for the cold body. Thus, the final common temperature will be more than .
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