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    The document provides information about specific heat capacity including: 1) It defines specific heat capacity as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1K. 2) It describes how specific heat capacity can be calculated using the equation Q=mcΔT and worked through two examples calculating specific heat capacity from given values of mass, temperature change and energy. 3) It notes that the specific heat capacity of water is an important factor for the development of life on Earth due to water's large specific heat capacity.

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    Thermal Physics 1 - Specific Heat Capacity

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    The document provides information about specific heat capacity including: 1) It defines specific heat capacity as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1K. 2) It describes how specific heat capacity can be calculated using the equation Q=mcΔT and worked through two examples calculating specific heat capacity from given values of mass, temperature change and energy. 3) It notes that the specific heat capacity of water is an important factor for the development of life on Earth due to water's large specific heat capacity.

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    Thermal Physics Lesson 1


    R  
    §efine specific heat capacity.

    Perform calculations using ¨Q=mc ¨ƨ


    ¨ƨ.

    §escribe how specific heat capacity can be


    measured in the lab.
     

    aomplete worksheet to practice calculations we


    will look at today.
    jhy do we care

    The large SHa of water is particularly important


    for the development and maintenance of life on
    Earth.
    jhy are we learning this?
    Historical aontext
    Images of Joule, Kelvin
    Steam engines
    Thermal physics in stars
    jhich is hotter? Bath water or a lit match?
    jhich needed more energy to heat it?
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    ›     


     
     
    
         
     
     
    State vs. Phase

    Solids, liquids and gases are three of the different


    phases of matter (superfluids and plasmas are two
    others. Thus melting, boiling etc are changes of Y .
    .

    Each phase can exist in a variety of states depending


    upon e.g. the temperature and pressure.

    0 However, the exam board uses ´stateµ to mean


    phase.
    Specific Heat aapacity
    §efinition:--
    §efinition:

    The specific heat capacity (c) of a substance is


    the amount of energy needed to raise the
    temperature of 1kg of the substance by 1K (or 1
    ºa)
     £ 2  £  w  w      £  w 

    Specific Heat aapacity


    Equation:

    2 Œ
    
    
      
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    jorked Example 1
    10Ña is
    A bucket containing 11.5 litres of cold water at 10Ñ
    taken into a house at a warmer temperature and left
    inside until it has reached thermal equilibrium with it
    new surroundings.
    If 504 kJ of energy is absorbed from the surroundings to
    heat the water, what is the temperature of the room?
    jorked Example 1
    10Ña is taken into a house at a
    A bucket containing 11.5 litres of cold water at 10Ñ
    warmer temperature and left inside until it has reached thermal equilibrium
    with it new surroundings.
    If 504 kJ of energy is absorbed from the surroundings to heat the water, what
    is the temperature of the room?

    ¨Q =504 kJ
    m=11.5 kg
    2 Œ
    c = 4200 J kg-1 Ña-1
    ¨ƨ = ? 
    Œ
    Using
    2
    ¨ ƨ = 504,000 J / (11.5kg 4200 J K-1 Ña-1 ) = 10.4 Ña (to 3 s.f.)

    10ÑÑa + 10.4 Ña = 20.4 Ña


    So temperature of the water = 10
    Temperature of the room = T of water in thermal eqm. = 20.4 Ña
    jorked Example 2
    A 60 j immersion heater takes 2.5 minutes to heat 0.5 kg of water from 21 to
    25, what is the specific heat capacity of the water.

    P = 60 j
    ¨ t = 2.5 minutes = (2.5 60)s = 150 s 
    ¨ƨ = ƨ2 - ƨ1 = 4 oa = 4 K 
    m=0.5 kg ¢÷
    c =?

    ¢
    ¨Q = P ¨ t = 60 j 150 s = 9,000 J
    c = 9,000 J / (0.5 kg 4 K) = 4,500 J kg-1 K-1
    ¢
    jhy is it higher than the accepted value of c = 4200 J kg-1 K-1?
    Xote
    If a question includes heating and then melting a
    substance then use:-
    use:-

      2  * 2

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