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1 Copper has a specific heat capacity of 3.80 x 10° kg", What temperature change would 300 g of
copper experience when heated with S60 of thermal energy?
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sok = ste. ene
me (3.8x10)(0:3) Boies
= 4 K
2. Tespecteat cnet ofarauithelteleneetege when 0g a mates
i) eee 200
2, Caleulate the amount of energy needed to increase 0,500 Lof water from 25,0 Ct0 350°C.
@2mche mr oS kg
= O-£x 4200 x/O 502 25-25 =/0
a) | = 2o0o F me ys00 ghy ree!
»b. Without using caleulations but instead referring to the definition of specific heat capacity,
describe how this amount of energy would compare tothe energy the water would release when
cooling from 10.0 °C to 0.00°.
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amount of hoot, rleatecs Or 26forbed fo
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3, The three terracotta pots below differ in shape and mass but have the same surface area
00 200% soe
4. Which pot (A, 8 oFC) would have the highest spectic heat capacity? Justify your choice.
Same. Specie heot capocify br hor aependent on
mass. Sina the type of marrio/ Is the some ,the
Sprcike heay capacity touts be the Some,
Find the solutions online at stepupineducation.com (© stepupineducation.comThe three pots were all ade inthe same hot kn operating at 500°C. Which pot would have
«ooled downto room temperature fist when all were removed frm the kin ustly your choice
Por C+ | | i
Barc! on the formula @2mcae, the greene
the mass, the yreoter the Guanhf Of hear.
Pore has the leasd mass, Kener it Stores
th least heof. tena, if fakes Shorter time
for Pot ¢ fo coo/ “own.
4. Three different metals of equivalent mass were heated from room temperature and had their
‘temperature recorded as a function of heat applied.
1009 2000 3000 4000 5000
Heat Applied (J)
°
2a. Which metal (2,2 oF) has the higher specifi heat capacty? Justify your choice.
Mefto/ 9. The higher the sprcife heof coped& ,
the Slower i+ gets hotter. Hena, the temperate
(ise tsilt be Slower,
b. Metal 3 has a specific heat capacity of 330 JkgK*. Use this information and the graph of the
heating curve of metal 3 to find the mass ofthe meta
Mme AY 243298 = o1ooR crt
4% }00-0
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iat 560,2Mx 330
¢ ame y m 2/-S2 kg
Another sample identical to metals heated from an intial temperature of 35°C, The heat is
‘applied twice as fast. Add a new line to represent the temperature against heat applied heat for
thissample. M/F 0.000 %¢g~/ M269 2 10» A¥z 10
ee, Be Bx 0.002
LaF = 50007
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cheese feels, ‘2 few minutes from a hot oven is often cool enough to touch on ts eae
‘much eter Explain his bsenation
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rest hos lower bi specite heat capecily compered
© the cheese.
Cres
# Cen coo! down farkr than the cheske
se. Avolachot water stem abot 8.7810 rom the Sun which s uted to ners the water
temperature by from 23,0°C 10 340°C
the Sun?
What mas of water was eat by 1)
G= meso 28-78 KI0
Fob al: c= 200 sty!
ta6 AG 2 34-222 12°°
2 8:98 x08
S765 = FY.
Caen eee kg
gand showering inthe evening, Overnight the remaining
ergy reached the hot water system the next
ach?
be Half the wateris used for washing
‘Eater fel by 18°C. the same amount of slacen
day, what the maxienim temperature his water Ale
m= 87-105 £9 G2mcse
4027 b= 8-78.x10*
G> 8-98 x/08T me 699.0 )0'4300)
=24.0°C
334g = 16°C
@ 164942 40°C
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stepupineducation.com7. Acooling system ina car consists ofa coolant passed through a closed pipe system to absorb heat energy
from the motor anda radiator to transfer that heat othe surrounding atmosphere. A company was
‘esting three new coolants for their effectiveness
Coolant Heep eon | PE ea ay
“
GY BE 3 V7 00
= “307 20% 5000
é a 100°C. 3500
Which coolant (A Bor) would be the es choice forthe coolant ina cr? Just your choc by ging
‘eazons why the othertwo are not suitable choices,
Bs
~ 2 hes higher speihe heat cqpoif, - benw, 1
Bets hotfer slower. |
i
~ UW has higher boiling Peird , $0 it downy boi}
eonily
8. Waterhas aspeciicheat capacty of 4180 kg,
while soll and rock has an average specific heat capacity
of 850 sHg"
3. Which terrain water or ground) would cool down faster once the Sunsets in summer?
ground ia
Despite the iner regions of Western Australia being arid desert wih higher maximum
‘empratures nthe day, these region as have lower minimum temperatures on winter nights
‘compared to coastal regions. Explain this observation
Dist fr made of sand, ‘i
Sone has lover speetks feos capacity
— SANS gets Cooler fartr of night.
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‘9, Asamle of copper and a sample of aluminium of equal mass were heated withthe same quantity of heat
‘energy Aluminium has a specfc heat capacity of $00 Jkg"K®. The copper increased in temperature by
5.00% and has a spctichest opacty of 385g K. Cleat the change intemperate of the
aluminium.
Alominie
Copper
Ml, 68, = 2 0r oo
PEKGO0K gg = phe aesxs
} Tpoeaa 2 8eo%S
$02 9.14 0c
10, Ethylene elycal has hal the specfic heat capacity of water. A sample of ethylene glycol was heated on an
clement that was set to 80% the power that was used to heat a 1.00. sample of water. What isthe mass
‘of ethylene gyco fits temperature increased atthe same rate as the water?
Fur0 > @
Gee = 0.80
Maso = 1 kg pak
= e ™o ms Ca
Meg 20! i
Mon OF
40 o> 68, —-
6 xe Meg KOSS
OB = neg 10.5
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