1. Specific Heat Part 1 and Part 2
Chapter 3
Specific Heat
Part 1 and Part 2

2. Specific Heat
Different substances require different amounts of heat to change their temperature.
In general the specific heat of a substance indicates how hard something is to heat up or cool down.
Scientifically speaking the specific heat is the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1ºC.

3. Which substance is the easiest to heat up or cool down?

4. Which substance is the easiest to heat up or cool down?→
Which substance is the easiest to heat up or cool down?

5. Which substance is the hardest to heat up or cool down?

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Which substance is the hardest to heat up or cool down?

7. → Which substance is the hardest to heat up or cool down?
How might we observe the high specific heat of water?

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Scientific interpretation of the specific heat of water.

10. The specific heat of water
The specific heat of water is J/g•ºC.
To simplify our discussion we will round this to 4 J/g•ºC.

11. The specific heat of water
If we have one gram of water at 25ºC and we add 4J of energy to it what will the temperature be?
Answer: 26ºC

12. The specific heat of water
If we have two grams of water at 30ºC and we remove 16J of energy from it what will the temperature be?
Answer 28ºC

13. The specific heat of water
The high specific heat of water has many implications to our everyday lives.

14. Importance of Water’s High Specific Heat
Maintenance of Body Temperature

15. Importance of Water’s High Specific Heat
Heat Storage on a Larger Scale.

16. Importance of Water’s High Specific Heat
Temperature fluctuations that permit life.

17. Homework Worksheet Chapter 3 – 2 (due Monday)
Worksheet 3 – 3 (due Tuesday)
Study Guide Chapter 3 (due Wednesday)

18. Chapter 3
Specific Heat
Part 2

19. How Much Heat? I want to heat some water.
What do I need to know in order to determine the amount of heat required?
Mass of water.
Temperature Change
Specific Heat of Water

20. Heat = (mass) x (change in temperature) x (specific heat)
q = m ∆T Cp
Heat = (mass) x (change in temperature) x (specific heat)

21. Kilojoules
kilo (k) = 1000
kJ = 1000 J
4.08 kJ = 4080 J

22. How much heat is necessary to heat 258g of water from 25. 0ºC to 100
How much heat is necessary to heat 258g of water from 25.0ºC to 100.0ºC?
(258g)(75.0ºC)(4.184J/gºC) = 80,960.4J = 81,000J
= 81.0 kJ

23. How much heat must be removed to cool 1058g of copper from 325
How much heat must be removed to cool 1058g of copper from 325.0ºC to 18.0ºC?
(1058g)(307.0ºC)(0.385J/gºC) = 125,050J = 125,000J
= 125 kJ

24. How “much” water do I have?
52.8 ml = 52.8 cm3 or 52.8 g

25. The mass of an unknown metal is 14. 9 g. It is heated to 100
The mass of an unknown metal is 14.9 g. It is heated to 100.0C and dropped into 75.0 mL of water at 20.0C. The final temperature of the system is 28.5C. What is the specific heat of the metal?

26. Heat gained by the water = Heat lost by the metal m ∆T Cp = m ∆T Cp
The mass of unknown metal is g. It is heated to C and dropped into mL of water at 24.50C. The final temperature of the system is 30.05C. What is the specific heat of the metal?
Heat gained by the water = Heat lost by the metal
m ∆T Cp = m ∆T Cp
(25.00g)(5.55°C)(4.184 J/g C) = (17.19g)(69.95°C)(x) p C g J = C)
69.95 (
(17.19g
581J T x m q =
metal of ) D o
Cp = 0.483J/g · °C

27. Homework Worksheet Chapter 3 – 2 (due Monday)
Worksheet 3 – 3 (due Tuesday)
Study Guide Chapter 3 (due Wednesday)