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Specific heat capacity
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Solution
- The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of an object by 1 °C is called the specific heat or specific heat capacity of that object.
- SI unit of specific heat capacity is J/kg °C and CGS unit is cal/g °C
- It is denoted by ‘c’ and given by formula: c = `"Q"/("m"Delta "T")`
- Specific heat is a property of a substance and is different for different substances.
- Higher the value of specific heat capacity of the substance, higher is the amount of heat energy required to raise its temperature by 1 °C.
- The specific heat capacity of object is measured using principle of heat exchange.
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- Heat is transferred from where to where?
- Which principle do we learn about from this process?
- How will you state the principle briefly?
- Which property of the substance is measured using this principle?
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solidifies without change in the temperature?
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Express the change in internal energy in terms of molar specific heat capacity.
Derive Meyer’s relation for an ideal gas.
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 |
