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The document contains 10 questions about calculating heat and temperature changes in materials using specific heat capacity. It provides the specific heat of various materials and formulas for calculating heat, temperature change, and mass. Several questions work through examples of using the specific heat capacity formula to solve for heat, temperature, or mass.

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PQ 1 Questions and Answers

The document contains 10 questions about calculating heat and temperature changes in materials using specific heat capacity. It provides the specific heat of various materials and formulas for calculating heat, temperature change, and mass. Several questions work through examples of using the specific heat capacity formula to solve for heat, temperature, or mass.

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PQ 1 Q and A

Specific Heat
Q1

• Calculate the amount of heat needed to increase


the temperature of 250g of water from 20oC to
56oC.
• q = m x Cg x (Tf - Ti)
m = 250g
Cg = 4.18 J oC-1 g-1 (from table above)
Tf = 56oC
Ti = 20oC
• q = 250 x 4.18 x (56 - 20)
q = 250 x 4.18 x 36
q = 37 620 J = 38 kJ
Q2

• Calculate the specific heat capacity of copper


given that 204.75 J of energy raises the
temperature of 15g of copper from 25o to 60o.
• q = m x Cg x (Tf - Ti)
q = 204.75 J
m = 15g
Ti = 25oC
Tf = 60oC
• 204.75 = 15 x Cg x (60 - 25)
204.75 = 15 x Cg x 35
204.75 = 525 x Cg
Cg = 204.75 ÷ 204.75 = 0.39 JoC-1 g-1
Q3
• 216 J of energy is required to raise the
temperature of aluminium from 15o to 35oC.
Calculate the mass of aluminium.
(Specific Heat Capacity of aluminium is 0.90 JoC-
1g-1).

• q = m x Cg x (Tf - Ti)
q = 216 J
Cg = 0.90 JoC-1g-1
Ti = 15oC
Tf = 35oC
• 216 = m x 0.90 x (35 - 15)
216 = m x 0.90 x 20
216 = m x 18
m = 216 ÷ 18 = 12g
Q5
• The initial temperature of 150g of ethanol was
22oC. What will be the final temperature of the
ethanol if 3240 J was needed to raise the
temperature of the ethanol?
(Specific heat capacity of ethanol is 2.44 JoC-1g-1).
• q = m x Cg x (Tf - Ti)
q = 3240 J
m = 150g
Cg = 2.44 JoC-1g-1
Ti = 22oC
• 3240 = 150 x 2.44 x (Tf - 22)
3240 = 366 (Tf - 22)
8.85 = Tf - 22
Tf = 30.9oC
Q6
• How much energy is needed to increase the
temperature of 500 g of lead from 20 ºC to 45
ºC? The specific heat capacity of lead is 128
J/kg/ºC.
• Mass of lead = 500 ÷ 1000 = 0.5 kg
• Temperature change = 45 – 20 = 25 ºC
• energy needed = 0.5 × 128 × 25 = 1600 J (1.6
kJ)
Q7
• How much energy is needed to melt 10 g of
ice? The specific latent heat of melting for
water is 334,000 J/kg.
• mass of ice = 10 ÷ 1000 = 0.01 kg
• energy needed = 0.01 × 334000 = 3340 J (3.34
kJ)
Q8
• How much heat is needed to raise the
temperature of a block of copper ( 0.5 kg) from
0°C to 100° C ? (for copper, c = 386 J / kg K)
• Applying the formula:
• Q = 386 * 0.5 * 100 = 19300 J or 19.3 kJ
• Comments: It is important to observe the SI units.
The mass is in kg and the heat energy in J.
Normally the temperature is converted into K,,
but because we are taking the difference (or the
variation), it doesn't matter what units are used
(if kelvin or celsius).
Q9
• How much heat is needed to raise the
temperature of 0.5 kg of water from 0°C to
100° C? (for lead, c = 128 J / kg K)
• Q = 4186*0.5*100 = 209300 J or 209.3 kJ
• Comments: Note that this is more than 1o
times the energy needed in the case of copper!
Q10
• What would be the final temperature of a mixture of 100 g of
water at 90°C and 600 g of water at 20°C ?
• The amount of heat that will be transferred from the hotter water
is:
• 4186*0.1*(90-Tf)
• The amount of heat that will be transferred to the cooler water is:
• 4186*0.6*(Tf-20)
• Because these two quantities must be equal, we have an equation:
• 4186*0.1*(90-Tf) = 4186*0.6*(Tf-20)
• We need to find Tf:
• 418.6 * (90-Tf)=2511.6 * (Tf-20)
• Getting rid of the parenthesis:
• 37674-418.6Tf=2511.6Tf-50232
• -2930.2Tf = -87906
• Tf = 30° C

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