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Specific Heat

This document provides information about specific heat, including definitions of key terms like specific heat and questions involving calculating heat transferred during temperature changes of various substances using their specific heat values. It also includes a section on temperature conversions between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales.

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Specific Heat

This document provides information about specific heat, including definitions of key terms like specific heat and questions involving calculating heat transferred during temperature changes of various substances using their specific heat values. It also includes a section on temperature conversions between Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales.

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Specific Heat Worksheet

(m)(∆T)(Csp)=Q
1. ____________________ is the amount of energy that it takes to raise the temperature of 1
gram of a substance by 1 degree kelvin

2. ____________________ is the temperature at which all molecular motion ceases

3. ____________________ process is a change in matter in which energy is absorbed

4. ____________________ process is a change in matter in which energy is released

5. What is the specific heat of a substance that absorbs 2500 joules of heat when a sample of
100 g of the substance increases in temperature from 10 °C to 70°C?

6. If 200 grams of water is to be heated from 24.0°C to 100.0°C to make a cup of tea, how
much heat must be added? The specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g∙C

7. How many grams of water would require 2200 joules of heat to raise its temperature from
34°C to 100°C? The specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g∙C

8. A block of aluminum weighing 140 g is cooled from 98.4°C to 62.2°C with the release of
1080 joules of heat. From this data, calculate the specific heat of aluminum.

9. 100.0 mL of 4.0°C water is heated until its temperature is 37°C. If the specific heat of water
is 4.18 J/g°C, calculate the amount of heat energy needed to cause this rise in temperature.

10.A total of 54.0 joules of heat are absorbed as 58.3 g of lead is heated from 12.0°C to 42.0°C.
From these data, what is the specific heat of lead?

11.The specific heat of wood is 2.03 J/g∙°C. How much heat is needed to convert 550 g of
wood at -15.0°C to 10.0°C?

12.What is the total amount of heat needed to change 2.25 kg of silver at 0.0°C to 200.0°C?
The specific heat of silver is 0.129 J/g∙°C

13.Granite has a specific heat of 800 J/g∙°C. What mass of granite is needed to store 150,000 J
of heat if the temperature of the granite is to be increased by 15.5°C?

14.A 55 kg block of metal has an original temperature of 15.0°C and 0.45 J/g∙°C. What will be
the final temperature of this metal if 450 J of heat energy are added?
15.Object A specific heat is 2.45 J/g∙°C and object B specific heat is 0.82 J/g∙°C. Which object
will heat up faster if they have the same mass and equal amount of heat is applied? Explain
why.

16.When a 120 g sample of aluminum (Al) absorbs 9612 J of energy, its temperature increases
from 25oC to 115oC. Find the specific heat of aluminum.

17.25.0 g of mercury is heated from 25°C to 155°C, and absorbs 455 joules of heat in the
process. Calculate the specific heat capacity of mercury.

18.What is the specific heat capacity of silver metal if 55.00 g of the metal absorbs 47.3
calories of heat and the temperature rises 15.0°C?

19.If a sample of chloroform is initially at 25°C, what is its final temperature if 150.0 g of
chloroform absorbs 1.0 kilojoules of heat, and the specific heat of chloroform is 0.96 J/g°C?

Temperature Conversion

Ko = Co + 273 Fo = (9/5 x Co) +32


Co = Ko - 273 Co = 5/9 (Fo-32)

Convert the following to Celsius

1) 32o K ________ 4) 1020 K ________ 7) 350o F _______

2) 45o K ________ 5) 200o F ________ 8) 0o K _______

3) 70o K ________ 6) 273 K ________ 9) 100 o F ________

Convert the following to Kelvin

10) 0o F ________ 13) 70o F ________

11) -50o C ________ 14) -150o C ________

12) 90o C ________ 15) 400o F ________

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