Specific Heat Problems

The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat is released when a 10.0 g piece of platinum cools from 100.0°C to 50.0°C?

• -66.5 J

• -665 J

• -0.0266 J

• -0.665 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

How much heat moves from the water to the surroundings when 20.0 g of water is heated from 20.0°C to 25.0°C? The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g°C.

• 418 J

• 209 J

• 83.0 J

• 4.18 J

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The specific heat of copper is 0.39 J/g °C. What is the temperature change when 100. Joules of heat is added to 20.0 grams?

• 1.85°C

• 24.1°C

• 12.8°C

• 5130°C

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-1

A substance with a low specific heat heats up __________, while a substance with a high specific heat heats up __________.

• Slowly, quickly

• Quickly, slowly

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The temperature of an unknown piece of metal with a mass of 30.0 g changes from 25.0°C to 35.0°C when the metal absorbs 350.0 J of energy. What is the specific heat of the metal?

• 1.17 J/g°C

• -1.17 J/g°C

• 0.857 J/g°C

• -0.857 J/g°C

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1