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Specific Heat

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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)  

Choose from the below words
0.46
2.17
1.75
0.57
0.14
7.14
0.057
17.44
2.

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)  

Choose from the below words
2.17
0.57
0.14
7.14
0.057
17.44
0.46
1.75
3.

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)  

Choose from the below words
2.17
0.57
7.14
0.057
17.44
0.46
1.75
0.14
4.

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)  

Choose from the below words
2.17
0.57
7.14
17.44
0.46
1.75
0.14
0.057
5.

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)  

Choose from the below words
297
0.27
13794
12.67
1673.6
4.184
-1569
1569
2.51
6.

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)  

Choose from the below words
13794
297
0.27
12.67
1673.6
4.184
1569
-1569
2.51
7.

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)  

Choose from the below words
297
0.27
12.67
4.184
1569
-1569
2.51
13794
1673.6
8.

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)  

Choose from the below words
297
0.27
12.67
4.184
1569
2.51
13794
1673.6
-1569
9.

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)  

Choose from the below words
211
0.0047
6.94
0.144
326
521
112
11.25
10.

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)  

Choose from the below words
0.0047
0.144
326
521
112
11.25
211
6.94