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Chapter 11 Specific Heat Class Problems

This document provides examples of specific heat problems and their solutions. It includes: 1) An explanation of the specific heat formula C=q/mΔT and its units of J/g°C. 2) Twelve practice problems calculating specific heat based on data about mass, temperature change, and heat absorbed or released. The specific heats calculated in these examples range from 0.14 to 1.4 J/g°C.

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Chapter 11 Specific Heat Class Problems

This document provides examples of specific heat problems and their solutions. It includes: 1) An explanation of the specific heat formula C=q/mΔT and its units of J/g°C. 2) Twelve practice problems calculating specific heat based on data about mass, temperature change, and heat absorbed or released. The specific heats calculated in these examples range from 0.14 to 1.4 J/g°C.

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Specific Heat Problems

Formula for specific heat C = __q___


m(g) ∙ ∆ T

Units for specific heat = __J___


g ∙ °C

1. Determine the specific heat of a certain metal if a 450 gram sample of it loses 34
500 Joules of heat as its temperature drops by 97 oC.

2. 4786 Joules of heat are transferred to a 89.0 gram sample of an unknown material,
with an initial temperature of 23.0 oC. What is the specific heat of the material if the final
temperature is 89.5 oC?

3. The temperature of a 55 gram sample of a certain metal drops by 113 oC as it


loses 3500 Joules of heat. What is the specific heat of the metal?

Answers: 1) 0.79 J/g x oC2) 0.809 J/g x oC 3) 0.56 J/g x oC

4. Find the specific heat of an unknown metal with an initial temperature of 16.0 oC,
when 3500 Joules are applied to a 40.0g sample and the final temperature is 81.0 oC.

Answer: 4) 1.3 J/g x°C

5. What must be the specific heat of a sample of an unknown material of 36.359g,


when 59.912 J of heat are applied raising the temperature 152.0°C?

Answer: 5) Cp = 10.84 J/g x°C

6. 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.

7. Calculate the heat capacity of a piece of wood if 1500.0 g of the wood absorbs
6.75×104 joules of heat, and its temperature changes from 32°C to 57°C.

8. 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.
9. What is the specific heat capacity of silver metal if 55.00 g of the metal absorbs
198Joules of heat and the temperature rises 15.0°C?

Answers: 6) 0.14; 7) 3.0× 102; 8) 1.4× 104; 9) 0.240

10. What is the specific heat of a substance that absorbs 2.5 x 103 joules of heat when a sample of
1000 g of the substance increases in temperature from 10.0°C to 70.0°C?

11. A block of aluminum weighing 140g is cooled from 98.4°C to 62.2°C with the release of
1080 joules of heat. From this data, calculate the specific heat of aluminum.

12. A total of 54.0 joules of heat are absorbed as 58.3 g of lead is heated from 12.0°C to 42.0°C.
From these data, what is the specific heat of lead?

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