TOPIC: CALORIMETRY

SECTION-I
1. A block of ice of mass 100g at temperature 0 C is put in 200gm of water at 20 C . The xg of ice
melts as the temperature of the water reaches 0 C . The value of x is ( Specific heat capacity of water
= 4200 J /Kg , latent heat of ice = 3.5  105 J / kg )
1) 48 2) 49 3) 47 4) 46.
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2. A copper block of mass 10.0 kg is heated to a temperature of 1000 C and is placed on a large ice
block. What is the maximum amount of ice that can melt ( Specific heat of copper 0.39 J / g C ,
latent heat of water = 335 J/g )
1) 11.64 kg 2) 12.64 kg 3) 10.64 kg 4) 13.64 kg
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3. 40gm of copper is heated to increase its temperature by 5 C . If the same quantity of heat is given to
20gm of water. The rise in its temperature is ( Scu  420 J / kg /  C and S w  4200 J / kg /  C )
1) 2 C 2) 1 C 3) 3 C 4) 4 C
4. Two spheres of radii in the ratio 1 : 3 have specific heats in the ratio 2 : 3. If their densities are in the
ratio 3 : 2. Find the ratio of the ratio of their thermal capacities
1) 1 : 27 2) 27 : 1 3) 2 : 27 4) 3 : 27
5. Calculate the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 100g of copper from
20 C to 70 C specific heat of capacity of copper = 390 J/kg/k
1) 1895 J 2) 1950 J 3)1650 J 4) 1750 J

6. 0.5 kg lemon squash at 30 C is placed in a refrigerator to which can remove heat at an average rate
of 30J/s. How long will it take to cool the lemon squash to 5 C ( specific heat capacity of squash =
4200 J / kg / k )
1) 26 min 10 sec 2) 29 min 10 sec 3) 28 min 10 sec 4) 27 min 10 sec
7. The densities of two substances are in the ratio 5 : 6 and the specific heats are in the ratio 3 : 5
respectively the ratio of their thermal capacities per unit volume is
1) 2 : 1 2) 1 : 2 3) 4 : 1 4) 1 : 4
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8. The thermal capacity of 10 g of a substance is 8 calories / C . The specific heat is in J /Kg-k
1) 3360 2) 3630 3) 6330 4) 3306
9. A copper block of mass 500 gm and specific heat 0.1 cal/ gm C is heated from 30 C to 290 C ,


the thermal capacity of the block is

1) 50 cal /  C 2) 50 gm 3) 5 cal /  C 4) 5 gm
10. Density of a liquid ‘ A ’ is 0.5 kg / c.c and that of liquid is ‘ B ’ is 0.6 g /c.c heat capacity of 8 litres
of A is equal to that of 10 litres of B. Then their specific heats ratio is
1) 4 : 5 2) 3 : 2 3) 2 : 3 4) 1 : 1
11. Two spheres with radii in the ratio 1 : 2 have specific heat in the ratio x : y and densities in the ratio
z : x. The ratio of their thermal capacities is
1) z : 2y 2) z : 8y 3) zy : 8 4) xy : 2z
12. The specific heat of a substance varies as  3t  t   10 cal gm / C . The amount of heat required to
2 3 

rise the temperature of 1000 g of substance from 5 C to 10 C

1) 912.5 cal 2) 921.5 cal 3) 931.5 cal 4) 913.5 cal
13. The specific heat of a substance varies with temperature t   C  as
S  0.20  0.14t  0.023t 2  cal / g C  . The heat required to raise the temperature of 2g of substance
from 5 C to 15 C will be
1) 24 cal 2) 56 cal 3) 82 cal 4) 100 cal
 14. The specific heat of a substance varies with temperature according to
C  0.2  0.16T  0.024T 2 with T in C and is Cal / gm / k . Find the energy ( in cal ) required to
rise the temperature of 2 gm substance from 0   5 c
1) 6 cal 2) 7 cal 3) 8 cal 4) 9 cal
15. A lead piece of mass 20 g gives out 1000 calories of heat when it is cooled from 80 C to 10 C .
What is its i ) Specific heat ii) Thermal capacity
1) 60 J / K 2) 40 J / K 3) 50 J / K 4) 30 J / K
 
16. Two liquids are at 40 C and 30 C . When they are mixed in equal masses, the temperature of the
mixture is 36 C . Ratio of their specific heat is
1) 3 : 2 2) 2 : 3 3) 3 : 5 4) 5 : 3
 
17. 10 g of ice at 0 C is mixed with 100 g of water at 50 C in a calorimeter. The final temperature of the
mixture is ( specific heat of water = 1 Cal/g/  C . ( Latent heat of fusion of ice = 80 cal/g )
1) 31.2 C 2) 32.8 C 3) 36.7 C 4) 38.2 C
18. When 1.5 kg of ice at 0 C mixed with 2 kg of water at 70 C in container, the resulting temperature is
5 C the heat of fusion of ice is  S w  4186 J / kg / k 
1) 1.42 105 J kg 1 2) 2.42 105 J kg 1 3) 3.42 105 J kg 1 4) 4.42 105 J kg 1
19. A person weighing 50 kg takes in 1500 kcal diet per day if this energy were to be used in heating the
body of person without any losses when the rise in his temperature is ( specific heat of human body
= 0.83cal/g  C )
1) 30 C 2) 48 C 3) 40.16 C 4) 36.14 C
20. A 10 kw drilling machine is used to drill a bore in a small aluminum block of mass 8 kg. Find the rise
In temperature of the block in 2.5 minutes, assuming 50 % power is used up in heating the machine
itself or lost to the surroundings ( specific heat of aluminum= 0.9/J/g/  C )
1) 100 C 2) 103 C 3) 150 C 4) 155 C

SECTION-II

21. 1g of steam at 100 C can melt how much ice at 0 C __________( latent heat of ice = 80cal/g, latent
heat of steam = 540cal/g
22. Steam at 100 C is passed into 1.1 kg of water contained in a calorimeter of water equivalent 0.04kg
at 25 C till the temperature of the calorimeter and its contents rises to 70 C . The mass of the steam
condensed in kilogram is
23. Steam is passed into a calorimeter with water having total thermal capacity 220 cal/gm and initial
temperature 40 C . If the resultant temperature is 20 C the increase in the mass of the water is
____________ gm
24. 5 gms of steam at 100 C si mixed with 25 gm of ice at 0 C then final temperature is________  C
25. 5 g of ice 0  C is dropped in a beaker containing 20 g of water at 40 C . What be the final
temperature

26. The amount of steam at 100 C that should be passed into 300 gm of water at 20 C to make the
final temperature as 40 C will be________

27. Boiling water at 100 C and cold water at t C are mixed in the ratio 1 : 2 and the resultant maximum
temperature was 36 C . Assuming no heat losses , the value of ‘ t ’ is _________
28. A metal block absorbs 2500 cal of heat when heated from 20 C to 70 C . Its thermal capacity
is __________
29. 10 litres of hot water at 70 C is mixed with an equal volume of cold water at 20 C . Find the .
resultant temperature of the water ( specific heat of water = 4200 J / kg –k )_______
30. 80gm of water at 30 C are poured on a large block of ice at 0 C . The mass of ice that melts
is ___________

KEY

S NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1-10 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2

11-20 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 3 4 2

21-30 8 0.09 20 40 16 10 4 50 45 30

SOLUTION & EXPLANATION

1 TO 30
1. Energy released by water = mTs
 0.2   25  0   4200
 0.2  25  4200
 16800J
Let m kg ice melts = mL [ ⸪ Heat lost = Heat absorbed ]
 m  3.5  105  16800 J
16800
m
3.5 105
168 102
m
3.5  105
168 3
m 10
3.5
m  48  103
m  0.048kg  48 gm
x  48
2. Heat lost by cu block = Heat gain by ice
mcu Scu T 1000C  T C   mice L f
mcu scu T 1000C  T C 
m ice 
Lf
10  390 1000  0 

335 103
390  10  1000

335 103
39 105

335 103
39
  102
335
 0.1164 102 kg
 11.64kg
3. Q1  Q2
mScu t1  mS w t2
40  103  420  5  20  10 3  4200   t2
 t2  1 C
4. Thermal capacity of a body (H) = ms
The ratio of thermal capacities
 4 3
 r1 1S1
H1 m1S1 V1 1S1 3
  
H 2 m2 S2 V2  2 S 2 4  r 3  S
2 2 2
3
3
r   S 
  1   1  1 
 r2    2   S 2 
3
1  3   2 
     
3  2   3
 1  3 2
    
 27   2   3 
1
  1: 27
27
5. Mass of copper m = 100 g = 0.1 kg

Change of temperature  t  =  70  20  C  50 C
Specific heat of capacity of copper = 390J/kg/k
Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 0.1 kg of copper is Q  msT
 0.1 390  50
 1950J

6. Change in temperature  t  =  30  5  C  25 C  25k


Q  mS T
 0.5  4200  25
 52500 J
Q
t
P
 52500 / 30
 1750sec
 29 min10 sec
1 5 S1 3
 , 
7.  2 6 S2 5

We know that,
Thermal capacity H = ms
Ratio of thermal capacity
H1 m1 S1

H 2 m2 S2
H1 1V1S1

H 2  2V2 S2
H1 / V1 1 S1

H 2 / V2  2 S 2
H1 / V1 5 3
 
H 2 / V2 6 5
H1 / V1 1

H 2 / V2 2

 Ratio of thermal capacities per unit volume = 1 : 2

8. m  10 g  10 103 kg  102 kg  0.01kg
Specific heat = joules / mass
Energy in joule = 8 cal  8  4.2 J
 8  4.2 J

102 kg
33.6 J
Specific heat =  2
10 kg
 3360 J / kg
9. Given m = 500 g
Specific heat (s) = 0.1 cal /  C
T1  30 C
T2  290 C
Thermal capacity (H) = ms = 500  0.1cal /  C  50 cal /  C
10. Density of a liquid A ,  A  0.5 g / c.c
Density of a liquid B ,  B  0.6 g / c.c
Volume of liquid A , VA  8L
Volume of liquid B, VB  10 L
We know that
Heat capacity H = ms  VS
 AVA S A   BVB S B
0.5  8  S A  0.6  10  S B
SA 3

SB 2
11. Thermal capacity H = ms
H  VS
4
H     r 3 .S
3
H1 1 r13 S1
  
H 2  2 r23 S 2
3
z 1 x
   
x 2 y
z 1 x
  
x 8 y
z
  z :8y
8y
12. For small change in Temperature dt
Heat required dQ = msdt
 t2

 Q   msdt
t1

m  1000 g s   3t 2  t 
10
 Q   1000  3t 2  t   103 dt
5
10 10
 3   t 2 dt  t  tdt
5 5
10
t t 
3 2
 3  
 3 2 5
10
 t2 
  t3  
 2 5
 102   3 52 
 103   5  
 2   2
 1000  50   125  12.5 
 1050  137.5
 912.5 cal
13. Let heat required = Q
Mass = 2 g
dQ  msdt  2  0.20  0.14t  0.023t 2   dt
Q  mst
dQ  msdt
dQ  m  0.2  0.14t  0.023t 2  dt
15

 dQ  m   0.2  0.14t  0.023t dt

2

0 5
15
 t2 t3 
 2  0.2t  0.14  0.023 
 2 3 5
 0.14 2 2 0.023 3 3 
 2  0.2 15  5  
 2
15  5   3 15  5 

 3375  125 
0.14 0.023
 2  0.2  10   225  25 
 2 3 

 3250  
0.14 0.023
 2 2   200  
 2 3 
 0.28
 3250  
0.046
Q  4   200  
 2 3 
  4  28  0.046  1083.3
  4  28  50
Q  82 Cal
14. dQ  mcdT
 m 0.2  0.16T  0.024T 2  dT
5
Q  2   0.2  0.16T  0.024T 2  dT
0
 5
 T2 T3 
Q  2 0.2T  0.16  0.024 
 2 3 0
5
 2 0.2T  0.08T 2  0.008T 3 
0

 2 0.2  5  0.08  5  0.008  53 

2

 2 1  2  1
 2  4
Q  8Cal
15. Mass of lead piece (m) = 20g = 0.02kg
Head energy given out  dQ   1000  4.2 J
1 dQ
i) Specific heat S 
m dT
1 1000  1.2
S  
0.02 80  10
1 4200
S  
0.02 70
100
S   60
2
S  50  60
S  3000 J / kg / k
ii) Thermal capacity  H   ms  0.02  3000
 60 J / K
16. Liquid – 1 has specific heat S1 at temp = 40 C
Liquid – 2 has specific heat S2 at temp = 30 C
Common temperature is 36 C equal mass
Q1  ms1T  ms1  40  36   4ms1
Q2  ms2 T  ms2  36  30   6ms2
Q1  Q2
4ms1  6ms2
s1 6 3
 
s2 4 2
s1 : s2  3 : 2
17. Mass of water  mw   100 g
Mass of ice  mi   10 g
Specific heat of water  sw   1Cal / g /  C

 
Latent heat of fusion of ice L fi  80 Cal / g
Let T be the final temp of the mixture
Amount of heat lost by water = mw S w  T  w
 100  1  50  T 
Amount of heat gained by ice  miL fi  mi S w  T  i
 10  80  10  1  T  0 

According to principle of calorimetry

 Heat lost = Heat gained
100  1  50  T   10  80  10  1 T  0 
5000  100T  800  10T  0
5000  800  10T  100T
4200  110T
420
T
11
T  38.18  38.2 C
18. Heat lost by water  mw S w Ti  T f 
 2  4186   70  5
 544180J
Heat required to melt ice  mi L f  1.5  L f

 
Heat required to rise temp of ice  mi S w T f  T0  1.5  4186   5  0 
 31395J
By the principle of calorimetry
Heat lost = Heat gained
544180  1.5L f  31395
544180  31395  1.5L f
512785  1.5L f
512785
Lf 
1.5
L f  341856.67
 3.42 105 Jkg 1
19. m  50kg  50 103 g
Q  1500kcal  1.5 106 Cal , S  0.83 Cal / g /  C
Q  msT
Q 1.5  106
T    36.14 C
ms 50  10  0.83
3

20. P  10 KW  104W
m  8 Kg
Time  2.5 min  2.5  60  150 Sec
Specific heat S = 0.91J / g /  C
Total energy P  t  104 150  15 105 J
As 50% energy is lost

 Energy avialable
1
Q   15  105  7.5  105 J
2
Q  msT
Q 7.5  105
T    103 C
ms 8  103  0.91
21. Heat required by ice for melting of m g of ice = mL  m  80Cal
Heat available with steam for being condensed and then bought to 0 C
Heat lost = heat gain
 ms Ls  mw S w dT  mi Li
1 540  1 1100  0   mi  80
540  100  mi  80
640  mi  80
mi  8 g
22. From principle of calorimetry
Q1   ms Ls  ms Sw T  for steam
Q2   mw  mc  S .T for water + calorimeter
Q1  Q2
ms Ls  ms S w T   mw  mc  S w T
ms 540  100  70   1  1.1  0.04 1  70  25 
ms 540  30  1.14  45
ms   570   1.14  45
1.14  45 51.3
ms    0.09kg  90 g
570 570
23. From principle of calorimetry
mw S w T1  ms Ls  ms S w T2
mw  220Cal / gm
T1  90  40 C  50 C
T2  100  90 C  10 C
mw S w T1  ms  Ls  S w T2 
220  1 50  ms  540  1 10 
11000  ms  550 
11000
ms   20 g
550
24. ms  5 gm mi  25 g
ms  5 gm mi  25 g
Ti s  100 C Ti  I  0 C
 Heat ice   Heat steam
mLice  ms T  0    mL  steam  ms 100  T 
 25  80   25 1T   5  540  5 1100  T 
2000  25T  2700  500  5T
25T  5T  3200  2000
30T  1200
T  40 C
25. Final temperature = T
Heat taken by ice  m1L  m1S1T1
 5  80  5  1T  0 
 400  5T
Heat given by water at 40 C
 m2C2 T2  20  1  40  T 
 800  20T
 Heat given = Heat taken
800  20T  400  5T
800  400  20T  5T
400  25T
T  16 C
26. Heat given = Heat taken
TH  TL 300 gm of water
mgm steam 20 C


40 C water
mL  ms 100  40   m2 S  40  20 C 
m  540  m  1 60   300  1 20
m  540  60   6000
m  600  6000
m  10 gm
27. Heat lost by hot water = Heat gained by cold water
 m1 : m2  1: 2 
m 100  36   5  2m  5   36  t 
64  72  2t
2t  72  64
2t  8
t  4 C
Q 2500 2500
28. H    50Cal
T 70  20 50
m S t  m2 S 2t2
29. Resultant temperature = t =  1 1 1
m1S1  m2 S 2
m1  m2  10kg
Since mass of 1 liter of water is 1 kg
t1  70 C t2  20 C
S1  S 2  4200 J / kg / k
10  4200  70  10  4200  20
t  45 C
10  4200  10  4200
30. If m gm ice melts then
Heat lost = Heat gain
80  1  30  0   m  80
2400  80m
m  30 gm