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Which statement defines the thermal capacity (heat capacity) of a solid body?
the energy needed to melt the body without a change in temperature
the energy needed to raise the temperature of the body by one degree Celsius
the increase in the volume of the body when its temperature is raised by one degree Celsius
the total amount of internal energy in the body
The heat capacity of a substance depends on the followings, EXCEPT:
mass of substance.
type of substance.
Quantity of heat supplied.
ice point and steam point.
A metal has a specific heat capacity of 360 J / (kg 0C). An object made of this metal has a mass of 2.0 kg.
What is the thermal capacity (heat capacity) of the object?
180 J / 0C
180 J / kg
720 J / 0C
720 J / kg
The specific heat capacity of a substance is the quantity of heat required to
melt 1 kg of the substance.
raise the temperature of the substance by 10C.
raise the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 10C.
A liquid X of mass 1 kg requires 3800 J of heat to raise its temperature by 10C.
Calculate the total heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of liquid X by 30C.
3800 J
7600 J
11 400 J
The time taken by an electric heater to raise the temperature of 4 kg of water from 250C to 300C is 1 minute. If the specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J kg-1 oC-1, calculate the power of the heater.
70 W
140 W
700 W
1400 W
For a skillet, used for cooking, do you want a high or low specific heat capacity?
High, so that it will need more energy to heat up
Low, so that it will change temperature quickly
If 1 kg of water and 1 kg of paraffin are supplied with the same amount of heat, the temperature rise of the paraffin is about twice that of water. This is because
the freezing point of paraffin is less than that of water
the force of attraction between the molecules of paraffin is less than that of water
the specific heat capacity of paraffin is less than that of water
the specific latent heat of fusion of paraffin is less than that of water
Given that 10 g of copper block and 100 g of copper block are heated with the same amount of heat. It is observed that 10 g of copper block is hotter than 100 g of copper block. Which of the following is true?
heat capacity of 10 g copper block is lower than 100 g copper block
specific heat capacity of 10 g copper block is lower than 100 g copper block
heat capacity of 10 g copper block is higher than 100 g copper block
specific heat capacity of 10 g copper block is higher than 100 g copper block
Given that 10 g of copper block and 10 g of clay block is heated with the same amount of heat. It is observed that the 10 g copper block is hotter than 10 g of clay block. Which of the following is accurate?
heat capacity of 10 g of copper block is lower than 10 g of clay block
specific heat capacity of 10 g copper block is lower than 10 g clay block
heat capacity of 10 g of copper block is higher than 10 g of clay block
specific heat capacity of 10 g copper block is higher than specific heat capacity of 10 g clay block
A 15.75-g piece of iron absorbs 1086.75 joules of heat energy, and its temperature changes from 25°C to 175°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of iron.
460 J/kgoC
1654 J/kgoC
0.46 J/kgoC
1.654 J/kgoC
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