1. Define the followings.

(6)
(a) Specific heat capacity.

(b) Specific latent heat of fusion.

(c) Evaporation.

2. How much heat does 25 g of aluminum give off as cools from 100℃ to 20℃? (3)
For aluminum shc = 880 J kg-1℃-1
Q

T1

T2

3. Calculate the specific heat capacity of a piece of wood if 1500.0 g of the wood
absorbs 67,500 joules of heat, and its temperature changes from 32℃ to 57℃. (3)
Q
m
c
T1
T2

4. A 65.0 g piece of iron at 525℃ is put into 635 g of water at 15.0℃. What is the
final temperature of the water and the iron? (5)
For iron shc = 450 J kg-1℃-1
Q
m
c
T1
T2
5. Simon is preparing a cup of hot tea with lemon. He warms 250 g of tea at 25℃ to
80℃.
(a) How much energy is needed to warm up the tea? (3)
Specific heat capacity of lemon tea equals that of water.
Q

T1

T2

(b) In reality, is the energy needed to warm up the tea more than or less than that in
(a)? Why? (2)

(c) He put 80 g of lemon at 4 C into the hot tea. What is the final temperature of the
lemon tea? The specific
heat capacity of lemon is 3810 J kg1 C1. Assume that no energy is lost to the
surroundings. (4)