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Specific Heat Know more Material Connect: 5 QQ questions PUSH: Green pen for
Capacity Evaluate materials used Specific heat Teacher led discussion of connect task
for transferring energy in capacity specific heat capacity and Self/peer assessment
terms of their specific heat Thermal definition for application
capacity energy Application questions and
Do more Temperature Application questions calculations
Use the specific heat Heat Consolidate: FRAYER:
capacity equation to Capacity
perform a wide range of
calculations in unfamiliar
contexts
Evaluate in detail the
results of an experiment to
measure specific heat
capacity
Go further
Creativity
LAP: Develop ideas by
considering
different perspectives
MAP: Innovate effectively
when working in a group
HAP: Innovate effectively
by seeking out varied
experiences and stimuli
Connect
Date: Friday, 23 April 2021
Title: Specific heat capacity
Quick Quiz

1. Last lesson – what is the

difference between heat and
temperature?
2. Last week – Define density
3. Last topic – What is the equation
for momentum?
4. Numeracy – Convert 3600g into
Kg
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Date: Friday, 23 April 2021
Title: Specific heat capacity
Quick Quiz

1. Last lesson – Heat is the total energy

in the system. Temperature is a
measure of the flow of heat, in degrees
Celsius
2. Last week – The mass per unit of
volume, usually kg/m3
3. Last topic – Momentum = mass x
velocity
4. Numeracy – 3.6kg
Learning Goals
Evaluate materials used for transferring energy in terms of
their specific heat capacity

Use the specific heat capacity equation to perform a

wide range of calculations in unfamiliar contexts
Evaluate in detail the results of an experiment to
measure specific heat capacity
Creativity
LAP: Develop ideas by considering different perspectives Key words
MAP: Innovate effectively when working in a group Material
HAP: Innovate effectively by seeking out varied experiences and Specific heat capacity
stimuli
Thermal energy
Temperature
Heat
Ambitious Vocabulary
The Frayer Model

the maximum amount that The ability of an object or

something can contain being to be able to hold
something or be able to carry
something out.

Pronounce: Cuh. Pah. Sit. Ee

Capacity

The capacity of the jug is The jug has nothing in it.

500ml.
Antonyms: Lack, incapacity
Synonyms: Volume,
dimensions, magnitude.
Connect
Despite them being at the same
temperature, your tongue is more
likely to get burnt from the apple
sauce than the pastry.

Can you explain why?

Content

At the end of a sunny day at the beach, you often notice that
while the sand has become quite hot, the water has stayed cool.
 Content
SAME amount of
HEAT ENERGY

Small
TEMPERATURE Large
RISE WATER SAND TEMPERATURE
RISE
Putting the SAME AMOUNT OF HEAT into
some materials gives a BIGGER
TEMPERATURE RISE than in other
materials
Content
60°
30°
1kg of water 1kg of cooking oil rise
rise
50°C
20°C 20°C
80°C

….heating
Identical rings turned on for 1 minute

The water heats up less than the oil.

The SAME AMOUNT OF HEAT produces HALF the TEMPERATURE RISE in the
water as in the oil
 What would we need to do to make the

Content SAME TEMPERATURE RISE in the water

as in the oil?
1kg of water 1kg of cooking oil

60° 60°
rise rise
80°C
20°C 20°C
80°C

Heat for 2 minutes Heat for 1 minute

To make the SAME TEMP RISE we need

to put TWICE AS MUCH HEAT into the
water as the oil
Content
To make the SAME TEMP RISE we need to put TWICE AS MUCH
HEAT into the water as the oil
This means water has twice the CAPACITY to absorb
and hold heat energy as oil.
Materials vary quite widely as to the amount of heat they can
absorb for the same temperature rise. There are no simple
patterns in this although metals tend to have low capacities.

water Silica copper

cooking
oil (rock)
 SAME AMOUNT OF HEAT PUT IN
Content We only get ¼
the TEMP RISE
with water than
5°C 10°C 20°C 40°C with rock for the
rise rise rise rise SAME AMOUNT
water cooking silica copper of HEAT
oil (rock)
Two ways to look at heat capacity…
HEAT FOR We need to put in
16 mins 8 mins 4 mins 2 mins 4x the AMOUNT
OF HEAT into
water than rock
10°C 10°C 10°C 10°C to get the SAME
rise rise rise rise TEMP RISE
water cooking silica copper
oil (rock)
Content
So we say water has a HIGHER
HEAT CAPACITY than rock

See those results

again..
Content
To compare the heat capacity of materials, we need to measure:
How many JOULES of heat energy
are needed to make each degree
temperature rise

1°C
rise
Content
SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY (c) is….
The energy required to raise temperature of 1kg of
material by 1°C

How many 1 kg
Joules ?

1°C
rise
Content
Specific heat capacity = Number of Joules of HEAT (E)
Number of kg Number of °C of
of MASS (m) TEMPERATURE
CHANGE (θ)
E E
c = c =
m θ m θ
Given in the exam as:

Heat energy = mass x SHC x temp change

Content 2kg of water was heated in a kettle. The starting
temperature was 12 oc and the temperature at the
end was 90 oc. How much energy was supplied?

Water has a specific heat capacity of 4200j/kg oc.

V = m= 2kg. Temp change 78 oc, C= 4200j/kg oc

E=
E = mcθ
S= E = 2 x 78 x 4200

A = 655, 200J
Content
 We You
I do
do do

Application

State why the following happen in terms of specific heat capacity.

1. A mass of lead heats up more easily than the same mass of aluminium
2. A mass of water heats up less easily than the same mass of oil
3. A metal gets much hotter than a bucket of water in the sun
Calculate the energy needed to raise the temperature of 2.0kg of aluminium by 30°C?

Calculate the energy needed for the following

4. To raise the temperature of 2.0kg of aluminium by 30°C?
5. To raise the temperature of 0.05kg of water from 20°C to 60°C
6. To heat a 20kg concrete block in a storage heater from 10°C to 40°C
7. To heat 1.5kg of water from 20°C to boiling point.

Extension: Calculate the mass of iron heated when 3000J of energy was needed to raise the temperature
of it from 10°C to 40°C.
 Application
State why the following happen in terms of specific heat capacity.

1. Lead has a lower specific heat capacity than aluminium

2. Water has a higher specific heat capacity than oil
3. All of the metals have a lower specific heat capacity than water.
4. 2 x 900 x 30 = 54,000J

Calculate the energy needed for the following

5. 2 x 900 x 30 = 54,000J
6. 0.05 x 4200 x 40 = 8400J
7. 20 x 850 x 30 = 510,000J
8. 1.5 x 4200 x 80 = 504,000J
Extension: 0.204kg
 We You
I do
do do

Application
1.How much energy is needed to heat 2kg of cooking oil with a specific heat capacity of
2000J/kg°C from 20°C to 120°C?

2.Andy has a bath and uses 1500g of water heated from 10°C to 40°C and with a specific
heat capacity of 4200J/kg°C. How much energy does he use?

3. An electric kettle supplies 20,000J of energy to heat 0.5kg of water. What is the
temperature change? The specific heat capacity of water is 4200J/kg°C.

4.A piece of lead with a specific heat capacity of 126J/kg°C is given 5000J of energy to
heat it from 20°C to 250°C. What was the mass of the piece of lead?

5.201,600J is supplied to 600g of water with a specific heat capacity of 4200J/kg°C. What
is the change in temperature?

6.Becky has a shower and uses 20,000g of water with a specific heat capacity of
4200J/kg°C. When the water is supplied with 336,000J of energy, it heats up to 50°C. What
was the starting temperature of the water?

Extension: Explain why houses built of stone take a long time to warm up. But once they are
warm, they stay warm for a very long time.
 Application

1. 400,000J

2. 189,000J

3. 9.52 0C (3 s.f.)

4. 0.173Kg

5. 80 0C

6. 46 0C

Extension: Stone has a high specific heat capacity, so during the day the stone absorbs a lot
of energy to raise it’s temperature through every 1 0C. So it releases this energy very slowly
at night.