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School Physics Quiz : Sensible Heat & Specific Heat Capacity


Answer the following questions based on specific heat capacity.

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1.

If 1440 J of heat are gained by 50 g of oil [having a specific heat capacity of 2.4 J/(g oC)], the temperature change in the oil is

   5 oC

  60 oC

  12 oC

   120 oC

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2.

If 83680 J of heat are required to raise the temperature of 4 kg of water by 5oC, then the specific heat capacity of water in J/(kg oC) is

  16736

  4184

  20920

  8368

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3.

If 240 J of heat are required to increase the temperature of a body by 40oC, then its heat capacity in J/oC is

  4

  9600

  280

  6

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4.

If the heat capacity of 25 g of aluminum is 20 J/oC, then the specific heat capacity of aluminum in J/(g oC) is

  1.25

  500

  45

  0.8

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.


Consider the graph of temperature (in oC) vs. time (in minutes) given above. From the cooling curves, it is observed that _______ cools more rapidly.

  liquid B

  liquid A

 

6.


Consider the graph of temperature (in oC) vs. time (in minutes) given above. From the cooling curves, it is observed that the decrease in temperature of liquid A in the first 6 minutes is about _______oC.

  40

  55

  35

  50

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7.

If the specific heat capacity of iron is 0.5 J/(g oC), then the heat capacity of an iron solid of mass 50 g is

  50 J/oC

  100 J/oC

  5 J/oC

  25 J/oC

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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