Specific Heat Capacity and Molar Heat Capacity

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Specific Heat Capacity and Molar Heat Capacity: Overview

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The molar heat capacity of water at constant pressure is  75J K1 mol1. When 1kJ of heat is supplied to 100g of water, which is free to expand, the increase in temperature of water is

                               

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A bullet of mass 10 kg is fired with velocity 10 m s-1 and stop after hitting the target. If 50% of its K. E.. goes increasing the temperature of the bullet then find raise in temperature (Specific heat capacity of bullet is 50 J kg-1 °C-1)

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A body of mass 10 kg falls from a height of 25 m and rebounds to a height of 0.50 m. If the loss in energy goes into heating the body, then the rise in temperature will be nearly: (specific heat of material is 25.2 J kg-1 K-1)

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Below is a graph between change in internal energy and temperature for a system placed in a constant volume.

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The slope of the graph is known as

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Which one of the following material will expand maximum if the same amount of heat energy is given to them?

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210 J of energy supplied to 5 g of water will raise its temperature by nearly

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A block of specific heat capacity 2 cal/g·°C is heated with a heater of power 200 W at efficiency 90%. Find the change in temperature if mass of the block is 100 g.

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Two beakers A and B contain liquids of mases 300 g and 420 g respectively and specific heats 0.8 cal g-1 °C-1 and 0.6 cal g-1 °C-1. The amount of heat on them is equal. If they are joined by a metal rod

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Three identical silver cups A,B and C contain three liquids of same densities at same temperature higher than the temperature of the surrounding. If the ratio of their specific heat capacities is 1:2:4, then

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How much heat energy is necessary to raise the temperature of 2 kg of ice from -20°C to steam at 120°C?

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If the heat given to raise the temperature of two solid spheres of radius r1 and r2r2=1.5r1 and density ρ1 and ρ2ρ1=0.75ρ2 through 1°C is same, then the ratio of their specific heat capacity is:

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In a certain system of units, the fundamental unit of mass is taken as 2 kg, unit of length is taken as 12 m, unit of time taken as 4 s and unit of temperature is taken as 2 Kelvin. In this system. 1 unit of specific heat capacity will be (specific heat capacity is given by s=Qm×ΛT. Where Q is heat, m is mass and ΔT is change in temperature) :-

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Two identical systems, with heat capacity at constant volume that varies as Cv=bT3 (where b is a constant) are thermally isolated. Initially, one system is at a temperature 100 K and the other is at 200 K . The systems are then brought to thermal contact and the combined system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium. The final temperature (in K ) of the combined system is α. Write the value of α, where α is the greatest integer function.

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During an adiabatic process, the pressure of a gas is found to be proportional to the cube of its absolute temperature. The ratio CPCV  for the gas is x2. Find x.

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What is the relationship between heat and temperature?

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Define specific heat capacity with unit.

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If x calories of heat are supplied to 15 g of water, its temperature rises from 20°C to 24°C. If specific heat for water is 1 cal g1 °C1, then the value of x is

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Equal masses of three liquids A,B and C have temperatures 10°C,25°C and 40°C respectively. If A and B are mixed, the mixture has a temperature of 15°C. If B and C are mixed, the mixture has a temperature of 30°C. If A and C are mixed, then the mixture will have a temperature in °C

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Define specific heat of an object. Write the expressions for heat energy absorbed and lost by an object in terms of specific heat. Explain the process of measurement of specific heat by mixing method in a calorimeter.