Heat Capacity, Specific Heat Capacity and Its Measurement

Author:R P Goyal & S P Tripathi
10th ICSE
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Important Questions on Heat Capacity, Specific Heat Capacity and Its Measurement

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The total heat needed to heat 1 kg of ice at -10ºC to water at 100ºC is 7.77 ×105 J. Calculate the specific latent heat of ice.

Specific heat capacity of ice =2100 J kg-1K-1 

Specific heat capacity of water =4200 J kg-1K-1

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Calculate the total amount of heat energy required to convert 100 g of ice at 10 completely into water at 100. Specific heat capacity of ice =2.1 J g-1K-1, specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J g-1 K-1 , specific latent heat of ice is =336 J g-1

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2 kg of ice melts when water at 100 is poured in a hole drilled in a block of ice. What is the mass of water that was used? Given: Specific heat capacity of water 4200 J kg-1K-1Lice=336×103 J kg-1.

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250 g of water at 30° C is present in a copper vessel of mass 50 g. Calculate the mass of ice required to bring down the temperature of the vessel and its contents to 5° C.(Take, specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336×103 J kg-1, specific heat capacity of copper vessel = 400 J kg-1 °C-1 and specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg-1 °C-1).

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Find the result of mixing 10 g of ice at - 10 with 10 g of water at 10. Specific heat capacity of ice =2.1 J g-1 K-1, Specific latent heat of ice is =336 J g-1 and specific heat capacity of water is =4.2 J g-1 K-1.

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In an experiment, 17 g of ice is used to bring down the temperature of 40 g of water at 34 to its freezing temperature. The specific heat capacity of water is `4.2 J g-1 K-1. Calculate the specific latent heat of ice. State one important assumption made in the above calculation.

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A refrigerator converts 100 g of water at 20 to ice at 10 in 73.5 minutes. Calculate the average rate of heat extraction in watt. The specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J g-1 K-1, Specific latent heat of ice is 336 J g-1 and the specific heat capacity of ice is 2.1 J g-1K-1.

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A molten metal of mass 150 g is kept at its melting point 800. When it is allowed to freeze at the same temperature, it gives out 75,000 J of heat energy.
What is the specific latent heat of the metal?

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How much heat energy is released when 5.0 g of water at 20 changes into ice at 0? Take specific heat capacity of water as 4.2 J g-1K-1 and  Specific latent heat of fusion of ice 336 J g-1.

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10 g of ice at 0 °C absorbs 5460 J of heat energy to melt and change to water at 50.Calculate the specific latent heat of fusion of ice. Specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J g-1 K-1.

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The heat supplied to a substance during its change of state, does not cause any rise in its temperature. Why?

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The surrounding become pleasantly warm when water in a lake starts freezing in cold countries. Why?

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The temperature of the surrounding starts falling when ice in a frozen lake starts melting. Give reason.

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It is generally cold after a hail-storm then during and before the hail storm. Give reason.

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Ice cream appears cooler to the mouth than water at 0 . Give reason.

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Which requires more heat: 1 g ice at 0  or 1 g water at 0  to raise its temperature to 10 ? Explain.

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Which has more heat: 1 g ice at 0 °C or 1 g water at 0 °C? Give reason.

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1 g ice of 0 melts to form 1 g water at 0. State whether the latent heat is absorbed or given out by ice.

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The specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 336 J g-1. Explain the meaning of its statement.

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Write the approximate value of specific latent heat of ice.