GCSE Physics Edexcel

Unit 1: Specific Heat Capacity

Exercise Sheet

Q1) How much heat is needed to raise the temperature by 10 °C of 5kg of a substance of
specific capacity 300 J / kg °C?

15000

Q2) How much heat energy is needed to raise the temperature of 3 kg of copper by 6 °C?

6930

Q3) What is the rise in temperature of 5 kg of water if it is given 84 000 J of heat energy?

4.018

Q4) How much energy is needed to increase the temperature of 528 g of Copper from 17.5ºC
to 69.1ºC?

638.484

Q5) How much heat is lost by 8 kg of Aluminium when it cools from 947 oC to 180 oC?

-5602168

Q6) The same quantity of heat was given to different masses of three substance A, B and C.
The temperature rises in each case is shown in the table. Calculate the specific heat capacities
of A, B and C.
Material Mass (Kg) Heat Given (J) Temperature rise
(°C)
A 1.0 20000 11.0
B 2.0 20000 6.0
C 0.5 20000 4.0

A =1818.18

B=1666.7

C=20000

Substance Specific heat capacity in J / kg °C

water 4181

oxygen 918

lead 128

Copper 385

Aluminium 913

Concrete 3350

Cady iron 500

Brick 2300
1)

2a)

Specific Latent Heat. It takes a certain amount of energy to change the state of 1kg of water
from solid to liquid.

2b)
Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1 kg of
a substance by 1 degree celsius

2c)

-2.5 degree Celsius

3b) 2.26

3c)

energy being provided to the particles during that time is being used up for breaking bonds so
no temperature change is recorded