1. Specific heat is short for “specific heat capacity”
QUESTION:
What is the specific heat of a substance if the temperature of a 35.0 g sample increases from 25.0oC to 27.0oC with the absorption of 14.0 J of heat? A J g-1, B. 7.0 J K-1, C J K-1 g-1
Specific heat is short for “specific heat capacity”
Specific heat, s, is heat capacity per gram
s = C/m
Heat capacity = heat per unit change in temperature
C = q/T
Therefore
C = (14.0 J) / (2.0K) = 7.0 J/K
s = (7.0 J /K) / (35.0 g) = J /K /g = J K-1 g-1
What is the specific heat of a substance if the temperature of a 35.0 g sample increases from 25.0oC to 27.0oC with the absorption of 14.0 J of heat? Is it A… joule per gram
B… 7.0 joule per kelvin
Or C… joule per kelvin per gram
PAUSE
CLICK Specific heat, which is short for specific heat capacity, means heat capacity per gram.
CLICK Therefore, we can calculate it by dividing the heat capacity,
HIGHLIGHT C in “C/m”
CALLOUT “heat capacity” pointing to C in “C/m”
by the mass of the sample
HIGHLIGHT m in “C/m”
CALLOUT “mass” pointing to C in “C/m”
CLICK Heat capacity is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a sample by one degree Celsius, or one Kelvin.
CLICK
To calculate heat capacity, we simply divided the amount of heat flow
HIGHLIGHT q
By the temperature change…
HIGHLIGHT T
Therefore, the heat capacity is equal to …. The amount of heat flow… 14.0 joules
HIGHLIGHT 14.0 J
Divided by …
HIGHLIGHT “/”
the temperature change… 2.0 kelvin.
HIGHLIGHT 2.0K
which gives us 7.0 joule per kelvin.
CLICK To calculate specific heat, we dividethe heat capacity…7.0 joule per Kelvin
HIGHLIGHT 7.0 J/K by the mass of the sample… 35.0 grams
HIGHLIGHT 35.0 g
to get a value of joule per kelvin
CALLOUT “or K-1” pointing to /K
per gram
CALLOUT “or g-1” pointing to /g.
Therefore the correct answer is choice C.
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2. Video ID: © 2008, Project VALUE (Video Assessment Library for Undergraduate Education), Department of Physical Sciences Nicholls State University Author: Glenn V. Lo Assisted by Johuan Gasery In partial fulfillment of the requirements for CHEM 481, Fall 2008.