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Specific Latent Heat and Specific Heat Capacity Year 11

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The graph shows the cooling curve of a substance. At which stages the specific latent heat released?

a)

AB and CD

b)

BC and DE

c)

AB and EF

d)

BC and CD

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.

Water molecules have the greatest kinetic energy in

a)

Ice at 0 ⁰C

b)

Water at 90 ⁰C

c)

Water at 373 K

d)

Steam at 150 ⁰C

4.

specific latent heat of vaporisation is

a)

the amount of heat required to change 1 kg of the substance from the solid to liquid phase without change in temperature

b)

the amount of heat required to change 1 kg of the substance from the liquid to gaseous phase without change in temperature

c)

the amount of heat required to change the temperature 1 kg of the substance by 1 degree Celcius

5.

The amount of heat required to change the phase of a substance depends on two factors which are

a)

surrounding temperature

b)

temperature change

c)

material

d)

the mass

6.

Latent heat is

a)

the heat absorbed or released at a boiling process during a change of phase

b)

the heat absorbed or released at a constant temperature during a change of phase

c)

the heat absorbed or released at a constant temperature during a change of phase of 1 kg object

d)

the heat absorbed or released by an object to increase or decrease its temperature by 1 degree Celcius

7.

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

8.

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

9.

The specific heat(c) of copper is 0.39 J/g °C. What is the temperature change(∆t) when 100 Joules of heat(Q) is added to 20 grams?

a)

12.82 °C

b)

24.12°C

c)

1.95 °C

d)

5128 °C

10.
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?
a)
1.17 J/g°C
b)
-1.17 J/g°C
c)
0.857 J/g°C
d)
-0.857 J/g°C
11.

Find the energy released by 0.3 kg of a liquid sample at 200oC to change to its solid state at 50oC. Given that the specific heat capacity of the sample in solid state and liquid state are 770 J kg-1 oC-1 and 900 J kg-1 oC-1 respectively.

The melting point of the sample is 100oC and the specific latent heat of fusion of it is 10 kJ kg-1.

a)

4.17 x 103 J

b)

8.86 x 103 J

c)

2.10 x 104 J

d)

4.16 x 104 J

12.

If 5.0 x 105 J of energy is absorbed by a block of ice when it is heated from -5oC to 0oC, find the mass of the ice.

Given that the specific heat capacity of ice is 2.05 x 103 J kg-1 oC-1 and the specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 3.34 x 105 J kg-1.

a)

1.45 kg

b)

2.56 kg

c)

3.01 kg

d)

3.27 kg

13.

How much energy is required to freeze 150 g of water?
 [lv=2260000 J kg1; lf=334000 J kg1]\left[l_v=2260000\ J\ kg^{-1};\ l_f=334000\ J\ kg^{-1}\right]  

a)

50 100 cal

b)

339 000 J

c)

339 000 cal

d)

50 100 J

14.

How much energy is required to change 5 kg of ice at 0  °\degree C into water at the same temperature? (latent heat of fusion is 3.36 X 10610^6 J/kg )

a)

16.1 X 10^6 J

b)

16.8 X 10^6 J

c)

15.1 X 10^6 cal

d)

16.8 X 10^6 cal