In the previous post, we talked about heat capacity, specific heat, and the formula for the relationship between these and the change in temperature.
Below are some additional practice examples of heat capacity problems.
When solving a problem related to heat capacity and heat transfer, remember that most of the time, it is assumed the heat is not lost, and it only flows from the object with a higher temperature to the colder one:
The second expression adding the lost and gained heat is easier to use because you do not need to remember which one has a negative sign.
Practice
How much heat does it take to increase the temperature of a 540.6-g sample of Fe from 20.0 °C to 84.3 °C? The specific heat of iron = 0.450 J/g °C.
Calculate the specific heat capacity of a metal if a 17.0 g sample requires 481 J to change the temperature of the metal from 25.0 °C to 67.0 °C?
Calculate the energy of combustion for one mole of butane if burning a 0.367 g sample of butane (C4H10) has increased the temperature of a bomb calorimeter by 7.73 °C. The heat capacity of the bomb calorimeter is 2.36 kJ/ °C.
How many joules of energy is required to melt 40.0 g of ice at 0 °C? The heat of fusion (ΔHfus) for ice is 334.0 J/g.
How many kJ of energy does it take to change 36.0 g of ice at -15.0 °C to water at 0. °C ? The specific heat of ice is 2.10 J/g°C and the heat of fusion (ΔHfus) for ice is 334.0 J/g.
Check Also
- Energy Related to Heat and Work
- Endothermic and Exothermic Processes
- Heat Capacity and Specific Heat
- What is Enthalpy
- Constant-Pressure Calorimetry
- Bomb calorimeter – Constant Volume Calorimetry
- Stoichiometry and Enthalpy of Chemical Reactions
- Hess’s Law and Enthalpy of Reaction
- Hess’s Law Practice Problems
- Standard Enthalpies of Formation
- Enthalpy of Reaction from Enthalpies of Formation
- Thermochemistry Practice Problems