3.3.1 - Formula for Specific Heat Capacity
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What does specific heat capacity measure?
💡 Hint: Think about temperature changes.
Name a common liquid with a high specific heat capacity.
💡 Hint: Consider the liquid used in thermoregulation.
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What is the formula for specific heat capacity?
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True or False: Specific heat capacity varies for different materials.
💡 Hint: Think of how substances behave when heated.
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You have a metal with a mass of 8 kg that absorbs 4000 J of heat energy, causing a change in temperature from 20°C to 30°C. Calculate its specific heat capacity.
💡 Hint: Follow the formula step by step.
In a lab, you are using a substance with an unknown specific heat capacity. If 1000 J of heat is added to 5 kg of the substance, resulting in a temperature increase of 5°C, find the specific heat capacity.
💡 Hint: Apply the specific heat capacity formula.
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