Specific Heat Problems

Name: ___________________________________

1. How many calories of heat are required to raise the temperature of .55 g of water from 12.0 oC to 18.0 oC? (Remember the specific heat of water is 4,184J/kg oC ) 2. How much heat is lost when a 2 kg piece of copper cools from 375 oC, to 26 oC? (The specific heat of copper is 385 J/kg/oC 3. The specific heat of iron is 450 J/kg/oC. How much heat is transferred when a 24.7 kg iron ingot is cooled from 880 oC to 13 oC C? Specific Heat of Common Mateirals Material Water Ice Steam (water vapor) Basalt Iron Copper Lead
Specific Heat (Joules/kilograms/oC)

4,184 2,110 2,000 840 450 385 130

4. Using the table above, which will cool down quicker copper or lead?

5. Using the table above, which has the highest specific heat capacity?

6. How much heat is released by 3 kg of water when its temperature is decreased from 100 oC to 20 oC?