11.6 - Specific Heat Capacity
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Practice Questions
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Define specific heat capacity.
💡 Hint: Think about how heat affects temperature per unit mass.
What unit is used for measuring specific heat capacity?
💡 Hint: Focus on the relationship between energy, mass, and temperature.
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What is the unit of specific heat capacity?
💡 Hint: Think about how we measure thermal energy with mass.
True or False: Specific heat capacity is the same as heat capacity.
💡 Hint: Consider the difference between total and unit measurements.
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You have a metal and water system where 500 J of heat is added to 0.5 kg of metal (specific heat = 400 J/kg/K) and 1 kg of water (specific heat = 4186 J/kg/K). If both start at 20 °C, what will be their final equilibrium temperature?
💡 Hint: Set up an equation where heat lost by one equals heat gained by another.
A calorimeter contains 200 g of water at 25 °C. If it absorbs 1000 J of heat, what will the final temperature be?
💡 Hint: Calculate the temperature rise and then add to the initial temperature.
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