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Calorimetry Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If ΔT is positive then heat is being ___________by the reaction, and if  ΔT is negative then heat is being _____________by the reaction.

a)

absorbed, released

b)

released, absorbed

c)

heat is staying the same

d)

There is no way to know what is going on with the heat.

2.

A -ΔT means an ______________reaction, and a +ΔT means an _____________ reaction.

a)

endothermic, exothermic

b)

exothermic, endothermic

c)

There is no way to know what type of reaction it is.

d)

There is no change in heat so it is neither exothermic nor endothermic.

3.

A -Q means an _____reaction/process, and a +Q means an ______ reaction/process.

a)

exothermic, endothermic

b)

endothermic, exothermic

c)

There is no way to know this answer.

4.

When you burn something, like the cheese puff from the lab, heat is ____________.

a)

released

b)

absorbed

c)

stays the same

d)

there is no way to know.

5.

Calorimetry is the measurement of the ___________

(Choose the best answer below.)

a)

transfer of heat into or out of a system (reaction/process)

b)

change in temperature

c)

amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of the substance by 1°C.

d)

change in the mass of a substance throughout a reaction.

6.

Shown are the units for....

a)

specific heat capacity

b)

mass

c)

temperature

d)

energy

7.

Having a low specific heat means that the substance is able to lose and gain heat energy slowly.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In the cheese ball lab, Qcheese ball = +Qwater -Q_{cheese\ ball\ }=\ +Q_{water\ }  , the cheese ball has a -Q because it was an __________ and the water (in the soda can) has a positive Q because it was _________.

a)

exothermic reaction, absorbing the energy

b)

endothermic reaction, releasing the energy

9.

The specific heat of water is a known value that we can look up when we need to.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In our soda can calorimetry lab (see picture), most of the energy from the burning cheese ball went into the water above it in the soda can, which is why most lab groups got a low percent error.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Select the units for Q

a)

Calories (Cal)

b)

Joules (J)

c)

degrees celsius C\circ C  

d)
12.

What was the point of the soda can calorimetry lab with the cheese puff?

a)

To experimentally determine the number of calories in a gram of cheese puffs and then compare it to the nutrition label on the back of the container.

b)

To experimentally determine the number of calories in water and then compare it to the actual value.

c)

To experimentally determine if a cheese puff would burn or not.

d)

To experimentally determine the temperature change of a burning cheese puff.

13.

Q = mCpΔT , Q is....

a)

energy

b)

change in temperature

c)

specific heat

d)

mass

14.

Q = mCpΔT, ΔT\Delta T   is....

a)

energy

b)

Change in temperature

c)

specific heat

d)

mass

15.

Q = mCpΔT, CpC_p    is....

a)

energy

b)

Change in temperature

c)

specific heat

d)

mass

16.

Q = mCpΔT, m   is....

a)

energy

b)

Change in temperature

c)

specific heat

d)

mass

17.

What type of reaction is it when we burn a cheese puff?

a)

Synthesis

b)

Single Displacement

c)

Double displacement

d)

Combustion

18.

20 g of water. The 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 Joules
b)
209 J
c)
83 J
d)
4.18 J
19.

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 Joules (J) of thermal energy.  What material would have the LARGEST change in temperature?

a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)

Both Stainless Steels

20.

When a  piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 125° C to 53°C, What is the change in temperature?

a)

72°C

b)

178°C

c)

125°C

d)

53°C

21.

The specific heat of aluminum is 0.897 J/g°C.  How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°?

a)

448.5 J

b)

60.897 J

c)

557.413 J

d)

55.5 J