Heat Capacity

IMPORTANT

Heat Capacity: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Latent Heat, Specific Heat Capacity, Heat Capacity, Latent Heat of Vaporization and, Latent Heat of Fusion

Important Questions on Heat Capacity

EASY
IMPORTANT

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)

EASY
IMPORTANT

The solvent water is used in car radiators. Which of the following properties of water is exploited?

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

The amount of heat energy required to increase the temperature of X g of water by 10°C is found to be 15 cal. Calculate X.

EASY
IMPORTANT

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

Question Image

The slope of the graph is known as

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Calculate the amount of heat required to convert 10 g of ice at 0°C to 10 g of water at 100°C. (specific heat capacity of water=1 cal/g/°C)

EASY
IMPORTANT

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

EASY
IMPORTANT

What is the difference between latent heat and latent heat of fusion?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Why is it called latent heat of fusion?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Is specific heat equal to heat capacity?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Is specific heat capacity intensive or extensive?

EASY
IMPORTANT

What is specific heat used for?

EASY
IMPORTANT

What is specific heat vs heat capacity?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Write a short note on Latent heat of fusion.

EASY
IMPORTANT

What is meant by specific latent heat of vaporization of water is 2.26 mj kg?

EASY
IMPORTANT

Unit for specific latent heat is watts per joule.

EASY
IMPORTANT

The amount of heat required to change liquid to gas and vice versa without any change in temperature is termed as___

EASY
IMPORTANT

The specific latent heat of vaporization of water is____

EASY
IMPORTANT

What is meant by latent heat of vaporization?

EASY
IMPORTANT

What does the latent heat of fusion measure?

EASY
IMPORTANT

 Which are three types of latent heat?