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    This document contains information about specific heat capacities of different elements and three word problems involving calculations of energy, power, current, mass, and temperature. 1) It provides a table listing specific heat capacities of hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, and sulfur at different temperatures. 2) The first question asks which base SI unit does not occur in specific heat capacity. 3) The remaining questions involve calculations related to heating water for a washing machine, melting copper wire, and discussing atomic energy changes during melting.

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    Specific Heat Capacity

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    This document contains information about specific heat capacities of different elements and three word problems involving calculations of energy, power, current, mass, and temperature. 1) It provides a table listing specific heat capacities of hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, and sulfur at different temperatures. 2) The first question asks which base SI unit does not occur in specific heat capacity. 3) The remaining questions involve calculations related to heating water for a washing machine, melting copper wire, and discussing atomic energy changes during melting.

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    SpecificHeatCapacity

    Element
    Hydrogen
    Iron
    Nitrogen
    Sulfur

    C
    259
    1540
    210
    115

    K
    14
    1813
    63
    388

    1) Whichofthefollowingbaseunitsdoesnotoccurinbaseunitsofspecificheatcapacity?
    K
    Kg
    s
    m
    2) Awashingmachineuses15litersofwaterinahotwashcycleinwhichthemachineissetto
    washat60C.
    (1literofwater=1kg,specificheatcapacityofwater=4200JKg1K1)
    a) Onaparticulardaytheinlettemperatureofwateris15C.Showthatenergythatmustbe
    suppliedinordertobringthewatertocorrecttemperatureisabout3MJ.
    b) i)Powerofheateris2.5kW.Calculatethetimeittakesforwatertoreach60C.
    ii)Stateanassumptionyoumadeinyourcalculations.
    c) Washingmachineisconnectedto230Vpowersupply.Calculatecurrent.

    3) Acopperwirewithdiameter1.63mmandlength105kmisbeingmelteddowntosellforscrap.
    a) CalculatethemassofwirewheredensityofCuis8960kg/m2.
    b) Wireisinitiallyatatemperatureof25Canditsmeltingpointis1085C.Calculatethe
    energyrequiredtoraisethetemperaturetoitsmeltingpoint.
    c) Oncemeltingpointisreachedthereisnofurtherincreaseintemperatureuntilallofthe
    copperhasmelted.DiscusswhathappenstoenergyofCuatomsbeforeandduringmelting
    process.

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