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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.

Which of the following substances has the highest specific heat capacity ?

  Iron

  Water

  Aluminum

  Copper

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2.


Consider the graph of temperature (in oC) vs. time (in minutes) given above. From the cooling curves, it is observed that _______ has the lower specific heat capacity.

  liquid A

  liquid B

 

3.

The amount of sensible heat gained or lost by a body is the product of its heat capacity and the _______ change.

  time

  heat

  temperature

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4.

Given that the specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J/(g oC), the heat capacity of 10 g of water in J/oC is

  21

  84

  42

  40

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5.

Heat capacity = Specific heat capacity x _______.

  Volume

  Mass

  Weight

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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

  35

  55

  50

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7.

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

  20920

  4184

  8368

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