Specific Heat Capacity

What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?

• They would slow down

• They would stop moving

• They would speed up

• There would be no effect

A sample of iron receives 50.J of heat energy that raises the temperature of the iron 25.0°C. If iron has a specific heat of  0.10 J/g°C, what is the mass of the iron sample?

• 25 g
• 30 g
• 20 g
• 50 g

The specific heat is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature one degree Celsius of 1 gram of a substance.

• True
• False

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Using the heat equation, what would the formula look like if we were solving for change in temperature?

• Q m = ∆T Cp
• Q / (m Cp)  =  ∆T
• Q m / Cp  =  ∆T
• m c Q  =  ∆T

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

• Cp
• Q
• m
• T

Water has a specific heat of 4184 J/KgºC.  Wood has a specific heat of 1760 J/KgºC.  What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1ºC

• Wood
• Water
• Both are the same

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A high specific heat means...

• It heats up quickly with energy added
• It requires more energy to change temperature

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If I heat up 2 pans of water one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. Which one heats up the fastest?

• 100 mL
• 1000 mL
• They both heat up at the same speed
• They cool down.

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Calculate the heat absorbed by 105.0 grams of water when it is heated to cook spaghetti. The initial temperature of the water is 20.0°C, and the final temperature of the water is 99.0°C. The specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g•°C.

• 8778 J/g°C
• 0.0005 J/g°C
• 34673 J/g°C
• 43451.1 J/g°C

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Specific heat is....

• The measure of kinetic energy of an objects particles
• A measure of the energy needed to increase the average kinetic energy of the particles
• The heating caused by the motion of flluid due to temperature difference
• The transfer of energy by electromagnetic radiation

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