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Specific Heat Capacity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name

Class

Date

Which material heats up quickest?

Aluminium

Concrete

Diamond

Glass

Water

Which material heats up slowest?

Aluminium

Concrete

Diamond

Glass

Water

What is the equation for specific heat capacity?

$Q=mc\Delta T$

$Q=\frac{mc}{\Delta T}$

$Q=\frac{\Delta T}{mc}$

$Q=\frac{c\Delta T}{m}$

$Q=m\Delta cT$

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

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?

418 J

209 J

83 J

4.18 J

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

The temperature of an unknown piece of metal with a mass of 30.00 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

A high specific heat means...

It heats up quickly with energy added

It requires more energy to change temperature

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.

10.

6200 J of heat is used to increase the temperature of a 1.2 kg metal block. The specific heat capacity of metal block is 450 $J\ kg^{-1}\degree C^{-1}$ . What is the rise in temperature of the metal block ?

9.6 $\degree$ C

11.5 $\degree$ C

15.0 $\degree$ C

360.0 $\degree$ C

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Specific Heat Capacity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 36mins

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