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School Physics Quiz : Change of State & Latent Heat


Answer the following questions based on the change of state and latent heat.

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1.

When the cooling curve for naphthalene is plotted on a graph of temperature (in oC) vs. time (in minutes), the following three regions are observed:
in the first 2 minutes, the temperature drops from 90oC to 80oC;
in the next 6 minutes, the temperature remains constant at 80oC; and
in the last 4 minutes, the temperature falls from 80oC to 60oC.
The naphthalene is a mixture of liquid and solid in the time interval from _______.

  0 to 2 minutes

  2 to 8 minutes

  8 to 12 minutes

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

Water vapor is invisible.

  True

  False

 

3.

When the cooling curve for naphthalene is plotted on a graph of temperature (in oC) vs. time (in minutes), the following three regions are observed:
in the first 2 minutes, the temperature drops from 90oC to 80oC;
in the next 6 minutes, the temperature remains constant at 80oC; and
in the last 4 minutes, the temperature falls from 80oC to 60oC.
The melting point of naphthalene is _______oC.

  80

  60

  90

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

Hail is formed due to a change of state from vapour to solid.

  True

  False

 

5.

The heat gained or lost by a body during a change of state is referred to as _______ heat since there is no change in temperature.

  latent

  specific

  sensible

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

The process by which a _______ changes into its gaseous state at a certain fixed temperature by the absorption of heat is called vaporization.

  liquid

  solid

 

7.

When the cooling curve for naphthalene is plotted on a graph of temperature (in oC) vs. time (in minutes), the following three regions are observed:
in the first 2 minutes, the temperature drops from 90oC to 80oC;
in the next 6 minutes, the temperature remains constant at 80oC; and
in the last 4 minutes, the temperature falls from 80oC to 60oC.
The naphthalene is a liquid in the time interval from _______.

  0 to 2 minutes

  8 to 12 minutes

  2 to 8 minutes

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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