Specific Heat
Grade 1045 min
Learning Objective
I can apply the concept of specific heat to real-world examples, such as determining how easily different materials heat up in Lab 15A.
Lesson Flow
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Thermodynamics: Specific Heat Capacity Calculations
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Practice
7 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“A 125 g sample of copper absorbs 5450 J of heat, and its temperature changes from 25 °C to 137 °C. What is the specific heat of copper? How much heat is required to raise the temperature of a 45 g piece of aluminum from 15 °C to 85 °C, given that the specific heat of aluminum is 0.900 J/g°C? ”
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