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प्रश्न
Give two reasons as to why copper is preferred over other metals for making calorimeters.
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उत्तर
Copper is preferred over other metals for making calorimeters because:
(i) It has a low specific heat capacity.
(ii) It takes negligible amount of heat from its contents to attain the temperature of the contents.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of a solid following operations were
made:
Mass of calorimeter + stirrer = x kg
Mass of water = y kg
Initial temperature of water t1℃
Mass of solid = z kg
Temperature of solid = t2 ℃
Temperature of mixture = t ℃
Specific heat capacity of calorimeter and water are c1 and c2 respectively. Express the specific
heat capacity c of the solid in terms of the above data.
Ice cream appears colder to the mouth than water at 0℃. Give reason.
Ice-cream at 0°C feels colder than water at 0°C. Give reason for this observation.
A substance is in the form of a solid at 0°C. The amount of heat added to this substance and the temperature of the substance are plotted on the following graph:

If the specific heat capacity of the solid substance is 500 J/kg °G, find from the graph, the mass of the substance.
Write the name.
The amount of heat absorbed at constant temperature by unit mass of a liquid to convert into gaseous phase.
All metals have the same specific heat capacity.
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1. | Specific heat capacity of water | a. | 0°C |
| 2. | Latent heat of fusion of ice | b. | 2260 J/g |
| 3. | Latent heat of vaporization of water | c. | 100°C |
| 4. | The melting point of iced | d. | 4.2 J/g°C |
| 5. | The boiling point of water | e. | 336 J/g |
When two kilocalories of heat are supplied to a system, the internal energy of the system increases by 5030 J and the work done by the gas against the external pressure is 3350 J. Calculate J, the mechanical equivalent of heat.
Give one example where high specific heat capacity of water is used as heat reservoir.
