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Calculating Specific Heat Worksheet

This document provides instructions and examples for calculating specific heat capacity using the formula Q = mcΔT. It includes 8 practice problems asking the reader to calculate specific heat capacities or temperature changes for various substances including iron, aluminum, wood, water, mercury, silver, and copper using given masses, heat quantities, and initial and final temperatures. The specific heats provided for reference are 4.18 J/(g°C) for water and 0.90 J/(g°C) for aluminum.

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Calculating Specific Heat Worksheet

This document provides instructions and examples for calculating specific heat capacity using the formula Q = mcΔT. It includes 8 practice problems asking the reader to calculate specific heat capacities or temperature changes for various substances including iron, aluminum, wood, water, mercury, silver, and copper using given masses, heat quantities, and initial and final temperatures. The specific heats provided for reference are 4.18 J/(g°C) for water and 0.90 J/(g°C) for aluminum.

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Calculating Specifc Heat Worksheet

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________


Q = mcT , where Q = heat energy, m = mass, and T = change in temp.
Remember, T = (T
fnal
T
initial
). Show all work and proper units.
1. A 15.75-g piece of iron absorbs 1086.75 joules of heat energy, and its
temperature changes from 5!" to 175!". "alculate the speci#c heat capacity of
iron.
. $o% many joules of heat are needed to raise the temperature of 10.0 g of
aluminum from !" to 55!", if the speci#c heat of aluminum is 0.&0 '(g!")
*. "alculate the speci#c heat capacity of a piece of %ood if 1500.0 g of the %ood
absorbs 67,500 joules of heat, and its temperature changes from *!" to 57!".

+. 100.0 g of +.0!" %ater is heated until its temperature is *7!". ,f the speci#c heat
of %ater is +.18 '(g!", calculate the amount of heat energy needed to cause this rise
in temperature.
5. 5.0 g of mercury is heated from 5!" to 155!", and absorbs +55 joules of heat in
the process. "alculate the speci#c heat capacity of mercury.
6. -hat is the speci#c heat capacity of sil.er metal if 55.00 g of the metal absorbs
+7.*' of heat and the temperature rises 15.0!")
7. -hat mass of %ater %ill change its temperature by *
0
" %hen 55 ' of heat is
added to it) /he speci#c heat of %ater is +.18 '(g
0
"

8. A 0.* g piece of copper is heated and fashioned into a bracelet. /he amount of
energy transferred by heat to the copper is 66,*00 '. ,f the speci#c heat of copper is
*&0 '(g
0
", %hat ,s the change of the copper0s temperature)

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