heat energy and temperature

Q Convert 40° F in to Celsius.

Q The temperature of a body rises from 80° C to 90° C. What is the rise in temperature in Fahrenheit?
Q At what temperature are the reading of Celsius scale and Fahrenheit scale equal?
Q Normal temperature of human body: 98.6 ____ (°C /°F /K)
Q Room temperature on a hot summer day: 42 ____ (°C /°F /K)
Q Freezing point of coconut oil: 76 ____ (°C /°F /K)
Q Temperature of a cup of hot coffee: 80 _____ (°C /°F /K)
Q What is the advantage of Fahrenheit scale over Celsius? Define heat. State its SI unit.
Q Define calorie.
Q Define the SI unit of heat.
Q How is calorie related to joule?
Q Define mean calorie.
Q What happens to the average kinetic energy of the molecules when a solid changes into a liquid?
Q Tea gets cooled when sugar is added to it. Why? Ans: The heat content of the tea gets shared with
the sugar on adding sugar to it. Due to this, the temperature of tea decreases.
Difference between heat and temperature
Q State all differences between heat and temperature.
Q Two bodies made with different materials possess different amount of heat energy. Can anything
be said about the direction of heat flow if the bodies are kept in contact?
Q Two bodies having same heat energy must have same temperature- True or false?
Q Two bodies having same heat energy if kept in contact there will never be transfer of heat- True or
false?
Q Two bodies having same temperature if kept in contact there will never be transfer of heat- True or
false?
Effects of heat- change in temperature/Specific heat capacity and heat capacity
Q Define the term heat capacity and state its SI unit.
Q Define the term specific heat capacity and state its SI unit.
Q State two factors upon which the heat absorbed by a body depends.
Q Write the expression for the heat energy Q received by m kg of a substance of specific heat capacity
c J/kg/K when it is heated through Δ𝑡°𝐶.
Q How is the heat capacity of a body related to the specific heat capacity of its substance?
Q Which substance has the highest specific heat capacity? Write the approximate value of its specific
heat capacity in SI unit.
Q Why is the specific heat capacity of water one? Name the factors upon which the heat absorbed by
a substance depends?
Q What is the difference between specific heat capacity and heat capacity?
Q The specific heat capacity of iron is 483 Jkg-¹C-¹. What information does this statement convey?
Q What do you mean by the statement ‘the heat capacity of a body is 50 J/K?
Q Specific heat capacity of substance A is 3.8 J/g/K whereas the specific heat capacity of substance B
is 0.4 J/g/K.
o Which of the two is a good conductor of heat?
o How is one led to the above conclusion?
o If substances A and B are liquids, then which one would be more useful in car radiators?
Q Two identical spheres of which one is hollow and the other is solid are made of same material. They
are heated to attain the same temperature and are allowed to cool. Which one will be cooled
earlier?
 Q Can the specific heat of a substance be (a) zero (b) infinite in any special case?
Q A certain amount of heat Q will warm 1 g material X by 3° C and 1 g of material Y by 4° C. Which
material has the greater specific heat?
Q An equal quantity of heat is supplied to substances A and B. The substance A shows a greater rise in
temperature. What can you say about the heat capacity of A as compared to that of B?
Q Same amount of heat is supplied to two liquids A and B. The liquid A shows greater rise in
temperature. What can you say about the heat capacity of A as compared to that of B?
Q Two bodies A and B have same mass. For rise in temperature by 5 K body A requires more heat
than body B. Material of which body has greater specific heat capacity?
Explaining:
Q The coolant in a chemical or a nuclear plant should have high specific heat. Why?
Q One kg of iron at 100° C can melt more ice than 1 kg lead at 100°C. Explain.
Q Which of the following body needs more heat for 1 K temperature rise- A copper body of mass 13
kg or an iron body of mass 10 kg? Specific heat capacity of copper is 399 J/kg/K and specific heat
capacity of iron is 483 J/kg/K.
Q 400 g of mercury of specific heat capacity 0.14 J/g/°C is heated by 200 W heater for 1 min and 40 s.
If initially mercury is at 0°C, calculate its final temperature.
Q Two bodies have the same heat capacity. If they are combined to form a single composite body,
show that the equivalent specific heat of this composite body is independent of the masses of the
individual bodies.
Q A mass m1 of a substance of specific heat capacity c1 at temperature t1 is mixed with a mass m2 of
other substance of specific heat capacity c2 at a lower temperature t2. Deduce the expression for
the temperature of the mixture. State the assumption made, if any.
Natural phenomena and consequence of high specific heat capacity of water
Q Give one example each where high specific heat capacity of water is used
(i) in cooling,
(ii) as heat reservoir.
Q Discuss the role of high specific heat capacity of water with reference to climate in coastal areas.
Q Water is used in hot water bottle for fomentation. Why?
Q Water is used as an effective coolant. Why?
Q Name a natural phenomenon which is a result of contrast between the specific heat capacities of
land and water. Ans: Sea breeze near the coastal area.
Q Why do the farmers fill their fields with water on a cold winter night?
Effects of heat- change in state/Latent heat
Q What do you understand by the term latent heat
Q Define specific latent heat. State its S.I. unit.
Q Why does the heat supplied to a substance during its change of state not cause any rise in its
temperature?
Q Can heat be added to a substance without causing the temperature of the body to rise?
Q ‘The specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 336 J/g’. Explain the meaning of this statement.
Q Which has more heat: 1 g of ice at 0°C or 1 g of water at 0°C. Give reason.
Q Which requires more heat: 1 g of ice at 0°C or 1 g of water at 0°C to raise its temperature to 10°C.
Explain.
Q What happens to the average kinetic energy of the molecules when a solid changes into a liquid?
Q Why do we feel cold after bath?
Q Why is the reading of a thermometer lowered when its bulb is wrapped with a cloth wetted with
ether?
Q If you dip your hand in lukewarm water and then expose it to air, the hand feels cold. Explain.
 Q Steam is passed through some water kept at room temperature at normal atmospheric pressure.
Will the water experience boiling?
Q Why are boils formed by steam more painful than the boils formed with boiling water?
Q Why do the surroundings become pleasantly warm when freezing starts in cold countries?
Q It is observed that the temperature of the surroundings starts falling when the ice in a frozen lake
starts melting. Give a reason for the observation.
Q What happens to the heat supplied to a substance when the heat supplied causes no change in the
temperature of the substance?
Q When 1 g of ice at 0° C melts to form 1 g water at 0° C then, is the latent heat absorbed by the ice
or given out by it?
Q The soft drink bottles are cooled by (i) ice cubes at 0°C and (ii) iced water at 0°C. Which will cool the
drink quickly? Give reason.
Q Explain why one feels ice-cream at 0° C colder than water at 0° C?
Q Is it possible to condense the water formed, back to ice by adding ice at 0° C? Explain, giving a
suitable reason to justify your answer.
Q If, in a central heating system, steam enters a radiator pipe at 100° C and water leaves the radiator
pipe at 100° C, can this radiator pipe heat a room? Explain your answer.
Q Why is there year long supply of water in snow fed river?
Q A slab of ice at -20°C is constantly heated till the steams attain a temperature of 120° C. Draw a
graph showing the change of temperature with time and label the various part of the graph.
calorimeter
Q Define calorimetry.
Q What is a calorimeter? Why is it made of copper?
Q Give two reasons as to why copper is preferred over other metals for making calorimeters.
Q How can you reduce the heat loss due to conduction and convection, in a calorimeter?
Q What should be the characteristics of a calorimetric liquid?
Q Which liquid will you prefer as calorimetric liquid?
Q State four precautions that one should take while performing an experiment using a calorimeter.
Principle of calorimetry
Q Define calorimetry.
Q State the principle of calorimeter. Name the law on which this principle is based.