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Specific Heat Capacity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following results were obtained in an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of water.


Mass of water = 0.5 kg, temperature rise = 8.2 K, time = 360s, power rating of heater = 50W.


Is the value higher or lower than the true specific heat capacity of water (4200 Jkg-1 K-1 and why?)

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2.

Calculate the energy absorbed by 30 g of 100 ⁰C water that is turned into 100 ⁰C.

a)

67 800 J

b)

6 7800 J

c)

678 J

d)

67.8 J

3.

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?

a)

66.5 J

b)

665 J

c)

0.0266 J

d)

0.665 J

4.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J
5.

A 2kg block of metal at 650°C is dropped into 10kg of a liquid at 30°C. What is the final temperature of the mixture?


[The specific heat capacity of the metal = 500 J/kg K

The specific heat capacity of the metal = 3000 J/ kg K]

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6.

20 g of water. specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. temperature changes from 25° C to 20° C, how much heat energy (Q) moves from the water to the surroundings?

a)

418 J

b)

209 J

c)

83 J

d)

4.18 J

7.
_______________ describes how much energy is required to raise an object's temperature.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Radiation
8.
What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?
a)
Q=mc∆t
b)
Q=mc
c)
Q= ½mv
d)
m=QC
9.
What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
10.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
Convection
b)
Electromagnetic waves
c)
Radiation
d)
Conduction