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Temperature Conversions and Heat Practice - 2012

This document provides formulas and examples for converting between Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin temperature scales. It also gives the specific heat of common substances and examples of calculating the energy required or released during temperature changes using the heat equation. Students are asked to use the information and formulas provided to complete a series of temperature conversion and heat calculation problems showing their work.

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Temperature Conversions and Heat Practice - 2012

This document provides formulas and examples for converting between Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin temperature scales. It also gives the specific heat of common substances and examples of calculating the energy required or released during temperature changes using the heat equation. Students are asked to use the information and formulas provided to complete a series of temperature conversion and heat calculation problems showing their work.

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Name: __________________________________________ Period: ______

Temperature Conversions and Heat Practice


**Please show all work to receive credit**
K = °C + 273 °F = (9/5x °C) +32 °C = 5/9(°F-32)
Convert the following to Fahrenheit Convert the following to Celsius

1) 10o C ________ 4) 32o F ________

2) 30o C ________ 5) 90o F ________

3) 0o C ________ 6) 212o F ________


Convert the following to Kelvin Convert the following to Celsius

7) 0o C ________ 11) 112o K ________

8) -50o C ________ 12) 200o K ________

9) 90o C ________ 13) 273o K ________

10) -20o C ________ 14) 350o K ________


Use the information below to complete the following problems
Heat = mass x specific heat x change in temperature Q = m c Δt
Δt = final temperature – initial temperature Δt = tf – ti
Substances (j/kg•K) Substance (j/kg•K) Substance (j/kg•K)
Water (liquid) 4186 Copper 385 Iron 449
Steam 1870 Gold 129 Aluminum 897
15) How much energy is needed to heat 55 Kg of water from 285 K to 360 K?

16) How much energy is released when 55 Kg of steam cools from 558 K to 390 K?

17) If 5785 J of energy is used to heat 48 kg of Iron what is it’s change in temperature?

18) An 75 kg block of metal absorbs 721875 J of heat as the temperature increases from 375 K to 400 K.
What is the specific heat of the metal?

a. Which metal is it likely to be?


19) How much energy is released if 278 kG of Aluminum cools from 698 K to 298 K?

20) What is the specific heat of a 3.78 kg object that absorbs 678 J as the temperature increases by 4.25 K?

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