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Heat & Energy Calculations

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is the combustion of gasoline endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
2.
What is the symbol for heat?
a)
q
b)
H
c)
J
d)
∘C
3.

What are chemical reactions that absorb energy?

a)

endothermic

b)

fast

c)

slow

d)

exothermic

4.

What is the formula for calculating heat?

a)

q = mcΔT

b)

H = ΔH x moles

c)

H = ΔH x grams

d)

products - reactants

5.

Convert 42 kJ into joules

a)

0.042 J

b)

175.73 J

c)

42000 J

d)

10.04 J

6.
The heat required to raise the temperature of a SUBSTANCE by 1∘C
a)
calorie
b)
joule
c)
specific heat
d)
4.184 J
7.
Heat flows from _______ to ______ objects
a)
cooler to warmer
b)
warmer to warmer
c)
warmer to cooler
d)
cooler to cooler
8.

A 500g piece of aluminum has a temperature of 7°C. What is the heat energy produced? Specific heat of Aluminum is 0.900 J/gºC.

a)

3000 J

b)

3000 g

c)

3150 J

d)

3150 g

9.

How much heat does an aluminum block absorb if 10.00 grams is heated from 25.0oC to 50.0oC? *Specific heat of aluminum is 0.900 J/goC

a)

450 J

b)

-450 J

c)

225 J

d)

-225 J

10.

A 24.0 gram sample of copper was heated from 25.0oC to 500.0oC, 4378 J of heat were absorbed, what is the specific heat of copper?

a)

0.384 J/g°C

b)

49909200 J/g°C

c)

2.60 J/g°C

d)

8.77 J/g°C

11.

The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat 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

12.

Releasing heat into the surroundings occurs during an ___________________ reaction.

a)

Exothermic

b)

Endothermic

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

13.

What is the study of heat changes that accompany chemical reactions and phase changes?

a)

energy

b)

chemistry

c)

work

d)

thermochemistry

14.

What does temperature measure?

a)

heat

b)

average kinetic energy

c)

space

d)

time

15.
Durning a phase change the temperature of a substance_________.
a)
always increases
b)
always decreases
c)
always stays the same
d)
varies
16.

A 24.0 gram sample of copper was heated from 25.0oC to 500.0oC, 4378 J of heat were absorbed, what is the specific heat of copper?

a)

0.384 J/g°C

b)

49909200 J/g°C

c)

2.60 J/g°C

d)

8.77 J/g°C

17.

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

18.

A sample of iron receives 50 J of heat energy that raises the temperature of the iron 25.0°C. If iron has a specific heat of 0.10 J/g°C, what is the mass of the iron sample?

a)

25g

b)

30g

c)

20g

d)

50g

19.

If 238 J of heat is absorbed by a sample of metal with a mass of 40.7 g, and it raises the temperature from 20.0°C to 32.4°C, what is the specific heat capacity of the metal?

a)

2.34 J/g°C

b)

0.472 J/g°C

c)

6.13 J/g°C

d)

0.163 J/g°C

20.
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.    
a)
0.46 J/gxoC
b)
1.654 J/gxoC
c)
2,567,446.875 J/gxoC
21.
A 0.3 g piece of copper is heated and fashioned into a bracelet.  The amount of energy transferred by heat to the copper is 66,300 J.  If the specific heat of copper is 390 J/g 0C, what Is the change of the copper's temperature? 
a)
566.7 °C
b)
77,571,000 Joules
22.
When a  piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°, What is the change in temperature?
a)
50°
b)
c)
100°
d)
150°
23.
The symbol for specific heat is .......
a)
c
b)
Q
c)
m
d)
t
24.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
25.
For a skillet, used for cooking, do you want a high or low specific heat
a)
High, so that it will need more energy to heat up
b)
Low, so that it will change temperature quickly
26.

In an endothermic reaction, energy is _________.

a)

absorbed

b)

released

27.

_____ reactions usually feel hot!

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

28.

____ reactions usually feel cold.

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

29.

Endo means in or _______.

a)

absorbed

b)

released

30.

Exo means out or ________.

a)

absorbed

b)

released

31.

The graph above is from which type of reaction?

a)

Endothermic reaction

b)

Exothermic Reaction

32.

The graph above is from which type of reaction?

a)

Endothermic reaction

b)

Exothermic reaction

33.

"The energy required to start a reaction."

a)

Activation energy

b)

Catalyst

c)

Enthalpy

d)

Temperature

34.

Which best represents the activation energy of this exothermic energy curve?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

What device is used to measure the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or physical process?

a)

barometer

b)

calorimeter

c)

thermometer

36.

How can you find the change in temperature?

a)


Tfinal + TinitalT_{final}\ +\ T_{inital}

b)

Tfinal  TinitialT_{final}\ -\ T_{initial}

c)

none of the above

37.
For the formula:
 Q= m c ∆T
The  units for specific heat are:
a)
g /J C
b)
°C/g J
c)
kJ/g
d)
J/g°C
38.

If two objects have different temperatures when they come in contact, heat will flow from the warmer object to the cooler one UNTIL ____________

a)

one reaches a temperature of zero

b)

they both have an equal temperature

c)

one runs out of energy

39.

If the specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g∙°C, how much heat is required to increase the temperature of 1.2 kg of water from 23 °C to 39 °C? (show your work)

a)

-80,256 J

b)

80.256 J

c)

80,256 J

d)

-80.256 J

40.
What is the specific heat of an unknown substance if 100.0 g of it at 200.0 °C reaches an equilibrium temperature of 27.1 °C when it comes in contact with a calorimeter of water.  The water weighs 75. g and had an initial temperature of 20.00 °C?  (Specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C) (show your work)
a)
0.111 J/g°C
b)
1.29 J/g°C
c)
0.129 J/g°C
d)
22225.85 J
41.
A sample of iron receives 50.J of heat energy that raises the temperature of the iron by 25.0°C. If iron has a specific heat of 0.10 J/g°C, what is the mass of the iron sample?  (show your work)
a)
25g
b)
30g
c)
20g
d)
50g
42.
Calorimetry Question:
A piece of metal with a mass of 32.8 g is heated to 100.5°C and dropped into 138.2 g of water at 20.0°C.  The final temperature of the system is 30.2°C.  What is the specific heat capacity of the metal? (show your work)
a)
2.56 J/g°C
b)
0.391 J/g°C
c)
5.29 J/g°C
d)
3.50 J/g°C
43.

What unit is Heat/Energy usually in?

a)

oC

b)

Joules

c)

J/goC