MAP 2412: Physics Chapter 9: Heat

Energy

Answer all questions.

1. Convert the following temperatures into the following temperatures into the Kelvin scale:

a) 37 °C b) -28 °C

2. Convert the following temperatures into the Celcius scale:

a) 365 K b) 213 K

3. Calculate the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 5 kg of water from 0°C to
100°C. Assume the specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/(kg °C)

4. A block of cast iron having a mass of 10 kg cools from a temperature of 150°C. How much
energy is lost by the cast iron? Assume the specific heat capacity of iron is 500 J/(kg °C).

5. Some lead having a specific heat capacity of 130 J/J/ (kg °C) is heated from 27 °C to its
melting point at 327. If the quantity of heat required is 780 kJ determing the mass of the
lead.

6. 273 kJ of heat energy are required to raise the temperature of 10 kg of copper from 15 to 85.
Determine the specific heat capacity of copper.

7. 5.7 MJ of heat energy are supplied to 30 kg of aluminium which is initially at a temperature of

20. If the specific heat capacity of aluminium is 950 J/ (kg °C), determine its final
temperature.

8. A copper container of mass 500 g contains 1 litre of water at 293 K. Calculate the quantity of
heat required to raise the temperature of the water and container to boiling point assuming
there are no heat losses. Assume that the specific heat capacity of copper is 390 J/ (kg K),
the specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 kJ (kg K) and 1 litre of water has a mass of 1 kg.

9. Steam initially at a temperature of 130°C is cooled to a temperature of 20°C below the

freezing point of water, the loss of heat energy being at a constant rate. Make a sketch, and
briefly explain, the expected temperature/time graph representing this change.

10. How much heat is needed to melt completely 12 kg of ice at 0°C? Assume the latent heat of
fusion of ice is 335 kJ/kg.