Specific heat capacity

What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?

• J/Kg ºC
• Kg
• ºC
• J

What is Specific Heat?

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

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

• c
• Q
• m
• t

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

• Q=mc∆t
• Q=mc
• Q= ½mv
• m=QC

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?

• 66.5 J

• 665 J

• 0.0266 J

• 0.665 J

Which material heats up quickest?

• Aluminium

• Concrete

• Diamond

• Glass

• Water

What are the units for specific heat capacity?

• J kg / °C

• J / kg / °C

• J / °C

• J / kg

• kg °C / J

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?

• 0.27 J/g °C

• 3.7 J/g °C

• 130 J/g °C

• 12 J/g °C

Which material heats up slowest?

• Aluminium

• Concrete

• Diamond

• Glass

• Water

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?

• Water
• Wood
• Both are same