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Specific Heat Capacity - Worksheet 1

L. ln kJ, how much heat is required to raise the temperature of L.23 kg of water from
23.6"Cto 84.9 "C? (317 kJ)

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2. How much heat is n6:tdedto;arm up 36 kg of hydrogen gas from 12.0 "C to 48.0 "C?

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,-' {,4 '19b !i; ru much heat is released when a 260.0 g plate of copper cools from 5.30 x 10' K to 20.0 "C?
(-24.0 kJ)

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4. 3.4 ki of heat is added to a 1.4 kg rod of uranium. What is the change in temperature the rod
undergoes?

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5. 24OOOJofheatisreleasedwhen640gofsilverdropsintemperature. lfthesilverwasinitially
at -10.0 "C, what is the final temperature of the silver? (-170 "C)

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6. A mass of gold, initially at 540.0 "C, experiences a drop in temperature of 12.0 "C when 82.0 J of
heat is released. What is the mass of the gold in grams?

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7. 5.00x102Jof heatproducesatemperatureincrease of 8.77 Kinag5gsampleof anunknown
substance. What is the specific heat capacity? What is the substance? (6.00 x IOz J/kg"C)

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8.What is the difference between the amount of heat required to show an increase of 25.0 K
thermometer containing 2.00 g of mercury and a thermometer made of the same mass of
methyl alcohol? Be sure to take the larger number and subtract the smaller number.

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10. A 15.75-9 piece of iron absorbs L}86.75joules of heat energy, and its temperature changes
from 25"C to 175"C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of iron.

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11. How many joules of heat are needed to raise the temperature of 10.0 g of aluminum from 22"C
to 55"C, if the specific heat of aluminum is 0.90 Ug"C?

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specific heat capacity is 0.50 J/g"C? The initial temperature of the glass is 20.0"C.

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i!. Calculate dre heat capacity of a piece of wood if 1500.0 g of the wood absorbs 6.75x1-04 joules
of heat, and its tem.perature changes fromr32"C to 57"C.
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14. 1OO.O mL of 4.0"C ["r4", temperature is 37"C. lf the specific heat of water
is heated untit is

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15. Assuming that Coca Cola the same specific heat as water (q.B lgSC), calculate the amount
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16. Mercury (Hg) is the only metalthat exists as a liquid at room temperature. Hg as a specific heat
capacity of O.L OJ/9"C. How many kilojoules of energy are required to increase 75.0kg of Hg
from 23.0 to 52.0"C?
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17. Titanium metal is used as a struCtffilmaterial in many high-tech applications such as jet
engines. What is the specific heat of titanium (in J/g"C) if it takes 89.7 J to raise the temperature
of a 33.09 block by 5.20"C?

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