CALORIMETRY SET-1
1. State three differences between the heat capacity and specific heat capacity.
2. What do you mean by the following statements: (i) The heat capacity of a body is 50JK-1? (ii) The
specific heat capacity of copper is 0.4Jg-1K-1?
3. Specific heat capacity of a substance A is 3.8 J g-1 K-1 and of substance B is 0.4 Jg-1 k-1. Which
substance is a good conductor of heat? How did you arrive at your conclusion?
4. Same amount of heat is supplied to two liquid A and B. The liquid A shows a greater rise in
temperature. What can you say about the heat capacity of A as compared to that of B?
5. Two blocks P and Q of different metals having their mass in the ratio 2:1 are given same amount of
heat. Their temperatures rise by same amount, compare their specific heat capacities.
6. A liquid X has specific heat capacity higher than the liquid Y. Which liquid is useful as (i) coolant
in car radiators and, (ii) heat reservor to keep juice bottles without freezing?
7. What is calorimeter?
a. Name the material of which it is made of. Give two reasons for using the material stated by
you.
b. Out of the three metals A, B and C of specific heat 900 J kg-1 °C-1, 380 J kg-1 °C-1 and
460 J kg-1 °C-1 respectively, which will you prefer for calorimeter? Given reason.
c. How is the loss of heat due to radiation minimized in a calorimeter?
8. 10g of ice at 0oC absorbs 5460J of heat energy to melt and change to water at 50oC. Calculate the
specific latent heat of fusion of ice. Specific heat capacity of water is 4200Jkg-1K-1.
11. 200 g of ice at 0 °C converts into water at 0 °C in 1 minute when heat is supplied to it at a constant
rate. In how much time, 200 g of water at 0 C will change to 20 °C? Take specific latent heat of
ice = 336 J g-1.
12. The amount of heat energy required to convert 1 kg of ice at -10oC completely into water at 100oC
is 777000 J. calculate the specific latent heat of ice. Specific heat capacity of ice = 2100 J kg-1 K-1,
Specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J kg-1 K-1.
13. A piece of ice of mass 40 g is added to 200 g of water at 50oC. Calculate the final temperature of
water when all the ice has melted. Specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J kg-1 K-1, specific latent
heat of fusion of ice =336 x 103 J kg-1.
14. 1.5 kg of ice melts when a jet of steam at 100℃ is passed in an ice block .Calculate the mass of
steam required to achieve it.(SHC of water 4200 𝐽/𝑘𝑔℃ SLH of fusion of ice 336 × 103 𝑗/𝑘𝑔
SLH of vaporisation of steam 2268 × 103 𝐽/𝑘𝑔).
15. When a mass m of hot water was added to a mass 3m of cold water, (initially at 10℃), the mixture
attained a temperature of 20 ℃. Find the initial temperature of the hot water.
16. When a substance undergoes a change of state, there is no risew in its temperature even through
heat is being supplied to it. Why?
17. State the principle of calorimetry. Name the law on which this principle depends.
18. 40 g of ice at 0℃ is used to bring down the temperature of a certain mass of water at 60℃ to 10℃.
Find the mass of water used.
19. A refrigerator converts 100g of water at 20℃ to ice at −10℃ in 73.5 min. calculate the average
rate of heat extraction in watt. The specific heat capacity of water is 4.2𝐽𝑔−1 𝑘 −1, specific latent
heat of ice is 336Jg-1 and the specific heat capacity of ice is 2.12𝐽𝑔−1 𝑘 −1.
20. The thermal capacity amd the mass of a given piece of iron have values of 996𝐽/℃ and 2 kg
respectively. i) If this iron piece is to be heated up by 15℃, calculate the amount of heat needeed.
ii) Calculate the SHC of this iron.