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WorksheetsSpecific Heat
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
A 15.75-g piece of iron absorbs 1086.75 joules of heat energy, and its temperature changes from 25°C to 175°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of iron.
Cp = (a)
Calculate the heat capacity of a piece of wood if 1500.0 g of the wood absorbs 67,500 joules of heat, and its temperature changes from 32°C to 57°C.
Cp = (a)
25.0 g of mercury is heated from 25°C to 155°C and absorbs 455 joules of heat in the process. Calculate the specific heat capacity of mercury.
Cp = (a)
What is the specific heat capacity of silver metal if 55.00 g of the metal absorbs 47.3 joules of heat, and the temperature rises 15.0°C?
Cp = (a)
How many joules of heat are needed to raise the temperature of 10.0 g of aluminum from 22°C to 55°C, if the specific heat of aluminum is 0.90 J/g°C?
Q = (a)
100.0 mL of 4.0°C water is heated until its temperature is 37°C. If the specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C, calculate the amount of heat energy needed to cause this rise in temperature. (1 mL H2O = 1 g H2O)
Q = (a)
How much energy must be absorbed by 20.0 g of water to increase its temperature from 283.0 °C to 303.0 °C? (Cp of H2O = 4.184 J/g °C)
Q = (a)
When 15.0 g of steam drops in temperature from 275.0 °C to 250.0 °C, how much heat energy is released? (Cp of H2O = 4.184 J/g °C)
Q = (a)
What temperature change will a 50.0 g piece of glass raise if it absorbs 5275 joules of heat, and its specific heat capacity is 0.50 J/g°C? The initial temperature of the glass is 20.0°C.
ΔT = (a)
If a 150.0 g sample of chloroform absorbs 1000 joules of heat, and the specific heat of chloroform is 0.96 J/g°C, what is its temperature change?
ΔT = (a)
