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Heat capacity and specific heat capacity

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?
a)
They would slow down
b)
They would stop moving
c)
They would speed up
d)
There would be no effect
2.
If I heat up 2 pans of water one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. Which one heats up the fastest?
a)
100 mL
b)
1000 mL
c)
They both heat up at the same speed
d)
They cool down.
3.
Water has a specific heat of 4184 J/KgºC.  Wood has a specific heat of 1760 J/KgºC.  What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1ºC
a)
Wood
b)
Water
c)
Both are the same
4.
What is the equation to measure change in Thermal Energy?
a)
Q=mc∆t
b)
Q=mc
c)
Q= ∆mct
d)
m=QC
5.
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Specific Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Kinetic Energy
6.

6200 J of heat is used to increase the temperature of a 1.2 kg metal block. The specific heat capacity of metal block is 450  J kg1°C1J\ kg^{-1}\degree C^{-1}  . What is the rise in temperature of the metal block ?

a)

9.6  °\degree  C

b)

11.5  °\degree  C

c)

15.0  °\degree  C

d)

360.0  °\degree  C

7.
Calorimeters use insulating materials to:
a)
encourage affordable materials in science experiments in schools.
b)
preserve the heat of the environment outside the Styrofoam cup.
c)
prevent heat from escaping to the environment.
d)
keep the liquid inside the Styrofoam cup from overheating.
8.

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?

a)

2.56 J/g°C

b)

0.391 J/g°C

c)

5.29 J/g°C

d)

3.50 J/g°C

9.
A reaction is performed in a beaker with a temperature probe recording the temperature changes of the reaction.  If the temperature began at 15.0 degrees Celsius and ended at 27.5 degrees Celsius. Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Exothermic
b)
Endothermic
10.
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
11.

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)

a)

0.111 J/g°C

b)

1.29 J/g°C

c)

0.129 J/g°C

d)

22225.85 J

12.

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

13.

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?

a)

-80,256 J

b)

80.256 J

c)

80,256 J

d)

-80.256 J

14.
What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?
a)
They would slow down
b)
They would stop moving
c)
They would speed up
d)
There would be no effect
15.

What does a steep line show?

a)

High specific heat capacity

b)

Low specific heat capacity

c)

Nothing to do with specific heat capacity

16.

What is happening between A and B?

a)

Melting

b)

Boiling

c)

Condensing

d)

Freezing

e)

None of these options

17.

What is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree?

a)

Mass of the substance

b)

Specific heat capacity of the substance

c)

Heat capacity

d)

Change in temperature

18.
How does heat flow?
a)
Always from cold to warm
b)
Always from warm to cold
c)
Both warm to cold & cold to warm
d)
It depends on the temperature
19.

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every gram is called____?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Temperature

d)

Kinetic Energy

20.
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°
21.

A 20g stainless steel spoon at room temperature (20°C) is placed in 200mL of coffee at 70°C in a foam cup. Assume the foam cup doesn’t absorb any energy. Calculate the temperature when thermal equilibrium is established. The specific heat capacity of stainless steel is 500 J kg –1 K –1 .

a)

68° C

b)

21° C

c)

70° C

d)

45° C

22.

A 70.0g copper block at a temperature of 80.0°C is placed in contact with another copper block of the same mass at a temperature of 20.0°C. Calculate the final temperature when the blocks have reached thermal equilibrium.

a)

50° C

b)

30° C

c)

20° C

d)

80° C

23.

A piece of silver is heated to 87.36 oC and dumped into a calorimeter containing 65.86 g of water at a temperature of 24.03 oC. Calculate the mass of this zinc sample if the final temperature of the zinc and water together 28.69 oC. (Cp (silver) = .2350 J/g * oC)

a)

93.11 g

b)

48.26 g

c)

110.6 g

d)

86.5 g

24.

the addition of 485 J of energy increases the temperature of a 47.3 g sample of a metal from 25.6oC to 45.3oC. What is the specific heat capacity of this metal?

a)

.226 J/g*oC

b)

.520 J/g*oC

c)

.401 J/g*oC

d)

.385 J/g*oC

25.
1kg of water cools from 100C to 20C. What is true
a)
It gives out 336 kJ
b)
It gives out 336 J of energy
c)
It takes in 336 kJ
d)
It takes in 336 J
e)
It doesn't take in or give out any energy
26.

10 kg of aluminium is heated from 120C to 220C. How much energy is needed?

a)

8 970 000 J

b)

897 J

c)

8970 J

d)

89 700 J

e)

897 000J

27.
A pot of 2400g of water at a temperature of 25˚C is heated on a stove until the water boils (100˚C).  The specific heat of water is 4.18 J/(g˚C).
Determine the heat energy needed to heat the water in the pot to boiling.
a)
133.76J
b)
43,062.2J
c)
752,400J
d)
1,003,200J
28.

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

29.
What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?
a)
Q=mc∆t
b)
Q=mc
c)
Q= ½mv
d)
m=QC
30.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J
31.

Which of the following best explains why the sand at the beach is hotter than the water?

a)

Sand has a higher specific heat than water.

b)

Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

c)

There is more water than sand at the beach.

d)

There is more sand than water at the beach.

32.

Which will heat up slower?

a)

water

b)

lead

c)

granite

d)

iron

33.
If I heat up 2 pans of water one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. Which one heats up the fastest?
a)
100 mL
b)
1000 mL
c)
They both heat up at the same speed
d)
They cool down.
34.

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

35.

What is the formula to calculate specific latent heat of vaporisation?

a)

L = Q/m

b)

c = Q/(mΔƟ)

c)

Q = mcΔƟ

d)

Q = mL

36.

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

37.

The heat absorbed by melting a solid is known as

a)

latent heat of fusion

b)

latent heat of solid

c)

latent heat of liquid

d)

latent heat of vaporisation

38.

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

39.

There are four main processes in changing of phase, and they are

a)

Melting

b)

Boiling

c)

Condensation

d)

All the above

40.

Gas is trapped in a closed container. There exists gas pressure inside the container because gas molecules

a)

move randomly.

b)

move with equal speed.

c)

collide with one another.

d)

collide constantly with the walls of container.

41.

In order to make a cup of milk coffee at 78°C, 200 g of coffee is mixed up with 40 g of milk. If the original temperature of the coffee is 80°C, find the original temperature of the milk. Assume that there is no heat lost to the surroundings. Given that the specific heat capacity of coffee and milk are 4000 J kg-1 °C-1 and 3900 J kg-1 °C-1 respectively.

a)

10.3°C

b)

20.7°C

c)

45.2°C

d)

67.7°C

42.

Danny pours some 95°C water into a cup of instant noodles. The final temperature of the mixture is 85°C. If the masses of the hot water and noodles are 500 g and 150 g respectively, find the specific heat capacity of the noodles.

Give that the original temperature of the noodles is 25°C and the specific heat capacity of the water is 4200 J kg-1 °C-1.

a)

500 J kg-1 °C-1

b)

1.08 x 103 J kg-1 °C-1

c)

2.33 x 103 J kg-1 °C-1

d)

6.00 x 103 J kg-1 °C-1

43.

When an electric heater is supplied with an electric power of 2.0 kW to heat 4.0 kg of water for 1 minute, calculate the increase in temperature of the water. Assume that the specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J kg-1 0C-1 and there is no heat loss to the surroundings.

a)

3.050C

b)

7.10C

c)

140C

d)

300C

44.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

The unit of heat capacity is J kg-1 °C-1.

b)

Specific heat capacity measures the temperature variations when 1J of energy is absorbed.

c)

The unit of specific heat capacity is J kg-1 K-1.

d)

Specific heat capacity equals to the heat content of an object.

45.

Find the energy released by a copper block when it is cooled from 100°C to 20°C. Given that the heat capacity of the block is 770 J°C-1.

a)

7.70x104 J

b)

8.61x104 J

c)

6.16x104 J

d)

5.02x104 J

46.

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

47.

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

48.
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy.  What material would be the coolest after being heated?
a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)
Stainless Steel
49.
A pot of 2400g of water at a temperature of 25˚C is heated on a stove until the water boils (100˚C).  The specific heat of water is 4.18 J/(g˚C).
Determine the heat energy needed to heat the water in the pot to boiling.
a)
133.76J
b)
43,062.2J
c)
752,400J
d)
1,003,200J
50.
Specific heat of water is  4.18 J/g°C. Specific heat of wood is 1.760 J/g°What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?
a)
Water
b)
Wood
c)
Both are same
51.
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
52.
What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?
a)
Q=mc∆t
b)
Q=mc
c)
Q= ½mv
d)
m=QC
53.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
54.
What is Specific Heat?
a)
The  amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1°C.
b)
The  amount of radiant energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C
c)
The  amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
d)
The  amount of friction  required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
55.

What letter is used to represent specific heat capacity?

a)

H

b)

P

c)

C

d)

T

56.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J