Specific Heat

Specific Heat

Grade 10 · Science · 45 min

What's Included

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.

Warm-Up Video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

Thermodynamics: Specific Heat Capacity Calculations

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

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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