Practice Specific Heat Capacity: How Much Energy to Change Temperature? - 1.4 | Module 6: Thermal Physics | IB Board Grade 9 Physics
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is specific heat capacity?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think about how much heat is needed to warm up water.

Question 2

Easy

What are the units of specific heat capacity?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Consider what happens when we heat one kilogram.

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Question 1

What is specific heat capacity?

  • A measure of heat stored
  • The energy to change temperature
  • A property of gasses only

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: It has to do with how substances respond to energy input.

Question 2

True or False: Substances with high specific heat capacity heat quickly.

  • True
  • False

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think about how water behaves in a hot environment.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

You have 2 kg of aluminum with a specific heat capacity of 900 J kgโปยน ยฐCโปยน. How much energy is needed to raise its temperature from 25ยฐC to 75ยฐC?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Follow the main formula, ensuring to correctly calculate ฮ”T.

Question 2

A swimming pool holds 50,000 kg of water. How much energy is needed to increase its temperature by 1ยฐC?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Plug the values into the formula without missing any units.

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