Bell Ringer

1. Convert 34oC to oF
2. Convert 3.9 oC to K
3. Identify the method of heat transfer in each illustration.
Some may show more than one form.
A. B.

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 Specific Heat
Specific heat
is different for different substances
is the amount of heat, in joules or calories, needed
to change the temperature of 1 g of a substance by
1C
in the SI system has units of J/g C
in the metric system has units of cal/g C

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 Heat Equation from Specific Heat
The amount of heat lost or gained by a substance is
calculated from the following equation
q = m T C
Where
Q is heat (J)
m represents the mass of substance (g)
the temperature change is represented by (T) (T=Tf-Ti)
the specific heat, (C) of the substance is given in units of (J/g
C)
C

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 Specific Heat of Some Substances

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 Specific Heat of Liquid Water

A large mass of water near a coastal city can

absorb or release five times the energy
absorbed or released by the same amount of
rock near an inland city.

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 Sample Problem, Using SH

A layer of copper (Cu) on a pan has a mass of

135 g. How much heat is needed to raise the
temperature of the copper from 26 C to 328 C?
(The specific heat of Cu is 0.385 J/g C.)

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 Sample Problem, Using SH

A layer of copper (Cu) on a pan has a mass of

135 g. How much heat (kJ) is needed to raise the temperature
of the copper from 26 C to 328 C? (The specific heat of
Cu is 0.385 J/g C.)
Step 1 Given 135 g, 26 C to 328 C,
SH = 0.385 J/g C
Need joules

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 Sample Problem, Using SH

A layer of copper (Cu) on a pan has a mass of 135 g.

How much heat (kJ) is needed to raise the
temperature of the copper from 26 C to 328
C? (The specific heat of Cu is 0.385 J/g C.)
Step 2 Calculate the temperature change.
T = 328 C 26 C = 302 C
Step 3 Write the heat equation.
q = m T C(Cu)

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 Sample Problem, Using SH

A layer of copper (Cu) on a pan has a mass of 135 g.

How much heat (kJ) is needed to raise the
temperature of the copper from 26 C to 328 C?
(The specific heat of Cu is 0.385 J/g C.)
Step 4 Substitute in values and solve.

Q = 15696.45 J

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 Learning Check

How many joules are needed to raise the

temperature of 325 g of water from 15.0 C
to 77.0 C?

A. 20,400 J
B. 77,700 J
C. 84,300 J
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 Solution

How many kilojoules are needed to raise the

temperature of 325 g of water from 15.0 C
to 77.0 C?
C. 84.3 kJ
Step 1 Given 325 g water
SH(water) = 4.184 J/g C
15.0 C to 77.0 C
Need kilojoules

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 Solution

How many kilojoules are needed to raise the

temperature of 325 g of water from 15.0 C to
77.0 C?
C. 84.3 kJ
Step 2 Calculate the temperature change.
T = 77.0 C 15.0 C = 62.0
C
Step 3 Write the heat equation.
q = m T SH(water)

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 Solution

How many kilojoules are needed to raise the

temperature of 325 g of water from 15.0 C to
77.0 C?
C. 84.3 kJ
Step 4 Substitute in values and solve.

Q = 84307.6 J

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 Calculating Heat Loss

A 225-g sample of hot tea cools from 74.6

C to 22.4 C. How much heat is lost,
assuming that tea has the same specific heat
as water?

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 Calculating Heat Loss

A 225-g sample of hot tea cools from 74.6 C

to 22.4 C. How much heat, in kilojoules, is
lost, assuming that tea has the same specific
heat as water?
Step 1 Given 225 g tea (water)
SH(water) = 4.184 J/g C
74.6 C to 22.4 C
Need kilojoules

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 Calculating Heat Loss

A 225-g sample of hot tea cools from 74.6 C

to 22.4 C. How much heat, in kilojoules, is
lost, assuming that tea has the same specific
heat as water?
Step 2 Calculate the temperature change.
T = 74.6 C 22.4 C = 52.2 C
Step 3 Write the heat equation.
q = m T SH(water)

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 Calculating Heat Loss

A 225-g sample of hot tea cools from 74.6 C

to 22.4 C. How much heat, in kilojoules, is
lost, assuming that tea has the same specific
heat as water?
Step 4 Substitute in values and solve.

Q = 49141.08 J

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 Learning Check

What is the specific heat of a metal

if 24.8 g of the metal absorbs 275 J
of energy and the temperature rises
from 20.2 C to 24.5 C?

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 Solution

What is the specific heat of a metal if 24.8 g of the

metal absorbs 275 J of energy and the temperature
rises from 20.2 C to 24.5 C?
Step 1 Given 24.8 g, 275 J, T = 4.3 C
Need J/g C
Step 2 Write the relationship for specific heat.

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 Solution

What is the specific heat of a metal if 24.8 g of the

metal absorbs 275 J of energy and the temperature
rises from 20.2 C to 24.5 C?
Step 3 Substitute the given values into
equation.

C = 2.58 J/goC

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 Learning Check

When 8,810 J is absorbed by a piece of iron,

its temperature rises from 15 C to 122
C. What is its mass, in grams? (C(iron) =
0.452 J/g C)

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 Solution

When 8.81 kJ is absorbed by a piece of iron, its

temperature rises from 15 C to 122 C.
What is its mass, in grams?
Step 1 Given 8.81 kJ
SH(iron) = 0.452 J/g C
15 C to 122 C
Need mass of iron

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 Solution

When 8.81 kJ is absorbed by a piece of iron, its

temperature rises from 15 C to 122 C. What is
its mass, in grams?
Step 2 Calculate the temperature change.
T = 15 C 122 C = 107 C
Step 3 Write the heat equation.

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 Calculating Heat Loss

When 8.81 kJ is absorbed by a piece of iron, its

temperature rises from 15 C to 122 C. What is
its mass, in grams?
Step 4 Substitute in values and solve.

m = 182.16 g

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 Practice Problems
1. The temperature of 335 g of water changed from 24.5oC to
26.4oC. How much heat did this sample absorb? c for water =
4.184 J/goC
2. How much heat has to be removed from 225g of water to lower
its temperature from 25.0oC to 10.0oC?
3. To bring 1,000g of water from 25oC to 99oC takes how much heat
is required?
4. Assuming that Coca Cola has the same specific heat as water,
calculate the amount of heat transferred when one can (350g)
is cooled from 25oC to 3oC .
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