Calorimetry

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Calorimetry: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Calorimetry, Calorimeter, Specific Heat Capacity and, Heat Capacity

Important Questions on Calorimetry

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A body of mass 10 kg falls from a height of 25 m and rebounds to a height of 0.50 m. If the loss in energy goes into heating the body, then the rise in temperature will be nearly: (specific heat of material is 25.2 J kg-1 K-1)

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Below is a graph between change in internal energy and temperature for a system placed in a constant volume.

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The slope of the graph is known as

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Which one of the following material will expand maximum if the same amount of heat energy is given to them?

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210 J of energy supplied to 5 g of water will raise its temperature by nearly

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Two beakers A and B contain liquids of mases 300 g and 420 g respectively and specific heats 0.8 cal g-1 °C-1 and 0.6 cal g-1 °C-1. The amount of heat on them is equal. If they are joined by a metal rod

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Three identical silver cups A,B and C contain three liquids of same densities at same temperature higher than the temperature of the surrounding. If the ratio of their specific heat capacities is 1:2:4, then

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If the heat given to raise the temperature of two solid spheres of radius r1 and r2r2=1.5r1 and density ρ1 and ρ2ρ1=0.75ρ2 through 1°C is same, then the ratio of their specific heat capacity is:

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In a certain system of units, the fundamental unit of mass is taken as 2 kg, unit of length is taken as 12 m, unit of time taken as 4 s and unit of temperature is taken as 2 Kelvin. In this system. 1 unit of specific heat capacity will be (specific heat capacity is given by s=Qm×ΛT. Where Q is heat, m is mass and ΔT is change in temperature) :-

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Why the container of calorimeter is made up of copper?

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Define calorimetry.

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The SI unit of specific heat capacity is joule per kelvin per kilogram.

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Define specific heat capacity with unit.

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The SI unit for heat capacity is joule per kelvin.

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Define heat capacity with unit.

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If x calories of heat are supplied to 15 g of water, its temperature rises from 20°C to 24°C. If specific heat for water is 1 cal g1 °C1, then the value of x is

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Equal masses of three liquids A,B and C have temperatures 10°C,25°C and 40°C respectively. If A and B are mixed, the mixture has a temperature of 15°C. If B and C are mixed, the mixture has a temperature of 30°C. If A and C are mixed, then the mixture will have a temperature in °C

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Two different liquids of same mass are kept in two identical vessel, which are placed in a freezer that extracts heat from them at the same rate causing each liquid to transform into a solid. The schematic figure below shows the temperaure T vs time t plot for the two materials. We denote the specific heat in the liquid states to be CL1 and CL2 for materials 1 and 2 respectively, and latent heats of fusion U1 and U2 respectively.

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Choose the correct option.

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Ice melts when energy in the form of ____ is supplied

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200 g water is heated from 40 oC to 60 oC . Ignoring the slight expansion of water, the change in its internal energy is close to (Given specific heat of water =4184 J/kg/K):

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A current carrying wire heats a metal rod. The wire provides a constant power P to the rod. The metal rod is enclosed in an insulated container. It is observed that the temperature T in the metal rod changes with time t as:

Tt=T01+βt1/4

where β is a constant with appropriate dimension while T0 is a constant with dimension of temperature. The heat capacity of the metal is: