Specific Heat Capacity and Molar Heat Capacity

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Specific Heat Capacity and Molar Heat Capacity: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Heat Capacity, Specific Heat Capacity, Molar Specific Heat Capacity & Heat etc.

Important Questions on Specific Heat Capacity and Molar Heat Capacity

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The molar heat capacity of water at constant pressure is  75J K1 mol1. When 1kJ of heat is supplied to 100g of water, which is free to expand, the increase in temperature of water is

                               

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During an adiabatic process, the pressure of a gas is found to be proportional to the cube of its absolute temperature. The ratio CPCV  for the gas is x2. Find x.

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The SI unit of specific heat is Jkg K.

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Amongst object A and B, if the specific heat of object A is less than of object B, then 

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The specific heat capacity of any substance is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one unit substance by hundred degree.

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The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of one kilogram of a material, by 1 °C is called latent heat.

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A cube of lead of 500 g at 25 °C is supplied with a 3225 J heat. Find the final temperature (in degree Celsius) of the lead cube. (Take, specific heat of lead is 0.129 Jg °C

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Calculate the heat energy (in joules) to raise the temperature of 5 kg of water from 20 °C to 100 °C. (Take specific heat of water, sw=4.2×103 J kg-1 K-1)

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If an ideal diatomic gas follows the process as shown in graph, where T is temperature in kelvin and V is volume in m3, then molar heat capacity for this process will be [in terms of gas constant R],

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The number of degrees of freedom of a gas whose specific heat capacity at constant pressure is 33.24 J mol-1 K-1, is
(universal gas constant =8.31 J mol-1 K-1 )

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The ends of a uniform metal rod of length 100 cm and area of cross-section 2 cm2 are maintained at 0 °C and 100 °C. At the mid-point of the rod, heat is supplied at a constant rate of 40 J s-1. If the temperature gradient on the higher temperature side of the rod in steady state is 50x °C m-1, then the value of x is (Thermal conductivity of the metal =400 J s-1 m-1 K-1)

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Define heat. What is its SI unit?

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Molar heat capacity of an ideal gas in the process PVx =  constant is given by

              C = R γ - 1 + R 1 - x

An ideal diatomic gas with C V = 5 R 2   occupies a volume V1 at a pressure P1 . The gas undergoes a process in which the pressure is proportional to the volume. At the end of the process the rms speed of the gas molecules has doubled from its initial value.

The molar heat capacity of the gas in the given process is

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Specific heat capacity of a substance depends on the mass of the substance. 

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the whole substance through 1 Co is called the _____. (heat capacity/specific heat capacity)

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Find the heat energy released from the liquid in cooling 0.2 kg of liquid from 135 °C  to 25°C . While the specific heat of the liquid is 750 joule/kg °C .

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To increase the temperature of 0.2  kg of fluid from 20°C  to 70°C  700  calories of heat are required. Find the specific heat of the liquid.

a. in calories

b. in joules.

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Mass of same material of two solids is 2 kg and 4 kg respectively. Whose temperature will increase more after heating.

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 How many joule is equal to 5 calorie?