SAMPLE PROBLEMS

Specific heat for some common substances:

Substances Specific heat, c Molar heat capacity, Cp

(J/g.K) (J/mol.K)
Al(s) 0.9000 24.3
Cu(s) 0.385 24.5
H2O(s) 2.09 37.7
H20(l) 4.18 75.3
H2O(g) 2.03 36.4

1. Heating 24.0-g aluminum can raises its temperature by 15.0° C. Find the value of q for
the can.
2. If 37.5 g of water are cooled from 42.0 to 7.0°C, what is q for the water?
3. Calculate the q when 12.0-g if ice is cooled from -10°C to -75°.
4. Calculate the q when 10g of water is heated from 20°C to 100°C.
5. A 7.3-g copper coin is at a temperature of 18.8°C. This coin is placed in 10.0 g of water at
a temperature of 54.0°C. What is the final temperature of the coin and water, assuming
no heat is lost to the surroundings?
6. When 165g of water at 22°C is mixed with 85 g of water at 82°C, what is the final
temperature?

Standard molar enthalpies for phase changes in water

Phase Change Fusion Freezing Vaporization Condensation

Transition
0°C 0°C 100°C 100°C
Temperature
H (J/mol) 6009.5 -6009.5 4.07 x 104 -4.07 x 104

1. Calculate the enthalpy change when 240 g of ice melt.

2. If 14 kJ of heat are given off when 1.6 g of HCl condenses from vapour to liquid, what is the
heat of condensation for this substance?
3. Calculate the energy required to convert 1.70 g of ice originally at -12°C into steam at
105°C.
4. The heat of fusion of pure silicon is 43.4 KJ/mol. How much energy would be needed to melt
a 5.24-g sample of silicon at its melting point?