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3. Paul wants to measure the specific heat capacity of a 1-kg aluminium block with the following apparatus. Physics Consolidation Exercise
Heat A2
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Class: _________________ ( ) Date:______________
Section A. Multiple choice. Please put a tick in the table provided below. (14 marks)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
1. An equal amount of heat is supplied to a block of steel and a block of lead. The temperature rise of the block of
(a) Describe how to use the above apparatus to conduct the experiment. (6 marks)
lead is 3 times that of the block of steel. The specific heat capacity of steel and lead are 450 J kg-1 ℃-1 and 130
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J kg-1 ℃-1 respectively. Find the ratio of the mass of the block of steel to the mass of the block of lead.
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A. 13 : 15
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B. 15 : 13
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C. 13 : 135
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D. 135 : 13
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2. A block of metal of mass 0.8 kg is heated by an immersion heater of power 200 W. The heater is turned on for
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1 minute and the temperature of the block increases from 15 ℃ to 45 ℃. If the specific heat capacity of the
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metal is 480 J kg-1 ℃-1, find the heat lost to the surroundings.
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A. 480 J
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B. 500 J
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C. 660 J
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D. 2400 J
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3. Alcohol of mass 0.5 kg in a glass container of mass 0.4 kg is heated by an immersion heater of power 300 W.
(b) Suggest two modifications to enhance the accuracy. (2 marks)
The initial temperature of the alcohol is 18 ℃. Neglecting any heat loss to the surroundings, estimate the time
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the immersion heater has to be switched on so that the alcohol begins to boil.
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Boiling point of alcohol = 78 ℃
Specific heat capacity of alcohol = 2500 J kg-1 ℃-1
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Specific heat capacity of glass = 600 J kg-1 ℃-1
A. 6 minutes
B. 5 minutes
C. 4 minutes
D. 3 minutes
4. The diagram shows an experimental set-up for the determination of the specific heat capacity of a liquid.
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thermometer Section B. Structural Question. (21 marks)
1. Jenny carries out an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of copper. She puts a 80 g copper block
stirrer
into a beaker of 150 g boiling water. She then places the block in a beaker of water and measures the
temperature rise of the water. The water rises from 18 ℃ to 21.5 ℃.
(a) Find the specific heat capacity of copper. State an assumption in the calculation. (3 marks)
foam cup _____________________________________________________________________________________
Which of the following is not a precaution to be taken ? _____________________________________________________________________________________
A. The immersion heater must be fully immersed in the liquid. _____________________________________________________________________________________
B. Before switching on the power, the reading of the joulemeter must be reset to zero. _____________________________________________________________________________________
C. Stir the liquid during heating.
D. After switching off the power, continue stirring the liquid and record the highest temperature reached. (b) Compare the answer in (a) with the standard value 390 J kg-1 ℃-1. Account for the difference. (2 marks)
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5. Objects P and Q are made of different materials. The heat capacity of P is bigger than that of Q. Which of the _____________________________________________________________________________________
following statements is correct ?
A. If P and Q have the same temperature rise, the increase in internal energy of P is bigger than that of Q. (c) Suggest a material suitable for making the cup. (1 mark)
B. The specific heat capacity of the material of P is bigger than that of Q. _____________________________________________________________________________________
C. The mass of P is bigger than that of Q.
D. If the same amount of energy is given to P and Q, the temperature rise of P is bigger than that of Q. (d) Jenny then grabs the copper block inside the water and finds that the copper block feels colder than the
water. Explain briefly. (1 mark)
6. Four blocks of metals P, Q, R and S having equal masses are heated by _____________________________________________________________________________________
identical heaters. The variations of the temperatures of the blocks are as
shown in the diagram. Arrange the metals in descending order of 2. Suppose a hot pot initially contains 3 kg of water at 20 ℃. The pot is heated until the water begins to boil.
magnitude of specific heat capacity. Then a piece of meat of 10 g is put into the boiling water.
A. P, Q, R, S (a) Let the power of the hot pot be 4 kW and 70 % of the energy is lost to surroundings. Find the time
B. P, R, Q, S required to boil the water. (3 marks)
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D. S, R, Q, P _____________________________________________________________________________________
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7. In a pressurized water nuclear reactor, water is used to carry away the energy generated in the reactor.
Pressurised water flows through the reactor at a rate of 7200 kg s-1. The temperature of the pressurized water (b) Shortly after putting the meat into the hot pot, the temperature of water and the meat come to the same
entering and leaving the reactors are 300 ℃ and 330 ℃ respectively. Estimate the output power of the nuclear temperature of 98 ℃. Find the heat capacity of the meat. (3 marks)
reactor. Given that the specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg-1 ℃-1 _____________________________________________________________________________________
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B. 870 MW _____________________________________________________________________________________
C. 740 MW
D. 615 MW
