THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING

Matriculation Course: PHYSICS 2 Name: ____________________________

Due date: SUNDAY, 21 APRIL 2024 Student ID No: ___________________
Unit of Study: TEMPERATURE & HEAT Total Score: _____/50

*** ASSIGNMENT 2 ***

Instructions
1. Clearly show all necessary working and final answers on separate sheets of paper and attach this
question paper as cover page to the answer sheets. (3 marks)
2. Late submission of assignment will be penalized.
3. Write your full name and student ID Number on the answer sheet.

QUESTION 1 (5 marks)
Rank the following temperatures from lowest to highest.
(i). 0.00 C
(ii). 0.00 F
(iii). 0.00 K
(iv). 2000 K

QUESTION 2 (5 marks)
Answer the following statements with a TRUE or FALSE.
(a). Heat is the transfer of kinetic energy from one medium or object to another, or from an
energy source to a medium or object.
(b). Heat capacity and specific capacity have the same meaning.
(c). Copper has specific heat capacity of 390 J/kgC and iron has specific heat capacity of 470
J/kgC. Copper will require more heat for change in temperature of 1C.
(d). Heat is a form of energy that takes place as a result of difference in temperature only.
(e). Temperature is the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles of a substance.

QUESTION 3 (4 marks)
How much heat energy is required to raise the temperature of 20 kg of pure water from 0 C to
30C? Specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kgC.

QUESTION 4 (4marks)
The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kgC, and the specific heat capacity of alcohol is 2400
J/kgC. Equal masses of water and alcohol in identical containers are each supplied with the same
quantity of heat. The temperature of the water rises by 24C. What is the temperature rise of the
alcohol?

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QUESTION 5 (5+4+4 marks)

Figure below shows how the temperature of 1.0 kg of a hypothetical substance change as heat is
provided to it.

(a). There are five (5) states altogether, for each change of state work out how much heat energy
is involved in the transition of states.
(b). From the graph calculate the specific heat capacity of the substance in solid state.
(c). From the graph calculate the specific heat capacity of the substance in liquid state.

QUESTION 6 (4+4 marks)

An electric kettle with a power rating of 1.5 kW is used to evaporate 1.0 kg of water which is at
100C into steam at 120C.
The specific heat capacity of steam is 2010 J/kgC and latent heat of vaporization is 2.26 x 106 J/kg
(a). Calculate the mass of water left after ten (10) minutes have elapsed.
(b). How long does it take to completely evaporate water into steam?

QUESTION 7 (4+4 marks)

A steel is 40cm long at 20C. The coefficient of linear expansion for steel is 1.2 x 10-5 C-1.
(a). What is the increase in the length when it is 70C?
(b). What is the increase in the final length when it is 70C?

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