Understand specific heat and its applications

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What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?

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J

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Specific Heat

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The  amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1°C.

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The symbol for specific heat is .......

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c

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What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?

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Q=mc∆t

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The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of platinum cools from 100°C to 50°C?

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66.5 J

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Which material heats up quickest?

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Diamond

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What are the units for specific heat capacity?

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J / kg / °C

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The temperature of a 6.0 g sample of glass changed from 20.0°C to 45.0°C when it absorbed 550 J of heat. What is the specific heat of this glass?

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3.7 J/g °C

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Which material heats up slowest?

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Water

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Specific heat of water is  4.18 J/g°C. Specific heat of wood is 1.760 J/g°C What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?

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Water