approximate value of the

A bucket contains 8 kg of water at 25°C, 2 kg

of
(b) The
Capacity
or water is
speciñe
water at 80°C is poured into it. Neglecting the
the ) 4200J kg "C"
ncat absorbed by the bucket, calculate in
As 307 (i) 3900 J kg "C
temperature of the water
"C'
ne temperature of 600 g of cold water raiscd Dy
(ii) 2100J kg
15'C when 300 gof hot water at 50"C was add
of cold
(iv) 130J kg "C
to it. What was the initial temperature
(c)The SI unit of the speciic heat capacityn
water TAns.
heated to a temperature () joule 0) (i) JC
A metal of mass 250 gis at
in 50 g of watcr
of 65'C. It is then placed (ii) J kg" °C (iv) calg "C
of watcr
20'C. The final steady temperature
becomes25C. Calculate the specific
heat (d) A hot solid ot mass 60 g at100 'Cispae
metal. (Neglect the heat taken by in 100 g ot water at 18C. If the i
Capacity of the
the container).
LAns 105J lkg C temperature recorded 15 20C, the spei
heat capacity of the solid is
Choose the correct answer.
heat
has the highest specific (6) 0.14 cal g i) 0.04calg't
(a) Which of these
"C
capacityr (ii) 0.04 kcal g "C (iv) 044calg't
Coppet 1) Water

(1in) Ice (Giv) Mercury

 the tcrms SectionEXERCISEs
ting and melting p
dovoa mcan by the changr of phase of 8. What do
the
you understand by the
a substance?
27
specific latent heat of fusion statement
x
10' Jkg of zinc
vte any change
h cher in
temperature during is
9.
of phase? Describe the method
he change of fusion ofice for finding the latent hear
k y heat absotbe or liberated by the
10. State four
ghiunce during the change of phase precautions that should be taken vwhile
rbe teris latent heat and
determining the specific latent heat of
ice
Eplatn specific 1.
Explain the effiect of pressure on
l a t t acar.
12. Why frezing point
unit of latent lheat?
ate no tracks formed on ice
ghtis the Sl skating during ice
the graphs betwcen time and temperature 13. An ice cream
0'C.
appears colder to mouth than water
thoninig change of state while heating and at
Give a reason
cooliag a substance 14. Why there a year
is

fed rivers?
long supply of water in snow
Dawalahelled graph ot temperature versus time
hennaphthalcne is heated from 0'C to 901C 15. Name one substance that contracts
iodraw another curve when molten and apands solidifying
on
on
melting
upbthalene cocols to room temperature. Howwill 16. Why dos snow form an ice ball when presed?
17.
o determine the melting point and freezing Whydo water pipes burt in sovere winter?
18.
pint from the graph? Why do two piccs of ice join when
t liçof ice at 0C is heated at a contant rate and togerhei? presed
ia termpertature ia rccorded afrer 30 s till steam is 19. Explain why bortled soff drinks
effectively cooled by ice cubes than ice watcr more
are

fniod at 100C. Draw the temperature-time

gphto tepresent the change in state, 20. Figure 11.8 shows the change of phase of
substance o0a
remperature-time graph
 hoat of fusion otiee i 34 x 10J

uat
4.2
heat cap

26 Find
the quantty o hea
ompleiety t h e t a 6 ot 4 meal requine
7C Lne melting pon

s 327, the capa

pexitic heat

0.14510 utent heatof fu

anutespecificlater
27g
of metal s
27. Wharw e t mixing40
Fg 118 gof to
tal AR, BC. CD
a0
chips at >00 o t crushed P
What do the pa Take the specitlic beat capaciy

represcnt 042 Jg C and the specifie

of the
D What is the meling point su fupion of ice z SH0J g giflo
wlhat a the boiling point of the sut
ke it
ue d to b
waysthe part BC shorter than theptt down the temperalture of0g of water
to Its freeng tpenture The specit
te whar happens to
the temperatit sta
of
ubtance is undergaing achange apacity of water s 4.2
Jg C
ame the term sef for then
abioroeu speciticlatent heat ot ice alcaae
t e citinge
ot sure
l 29. An oPoE 0 W
elcctic ifimen
e
ths proceu
in 0.75 O 4
contaite
l. 15g of ice at 0'C is added to 60 g ol wate
negligihie iet cpa t A u i t e renui
the
Calcuiate the tinal t e p constant tor 275 minuter and then tie
latent hcat 40Cin hurthet te mimtc. Calkalate the:
r e Caiven that the speciic
heat apaciy
fuiion of iceis 336Jg nd specihic (a) specific latent heat ot i e Ins 0 1 6

of water is 4.2g ' c of wate

(6) pecitic hcat capacity
ut

Arctrigerator converts
100 g ot
water at
ce at-10'C in 73.5 minutsau 30. Ie rakes 15 minutes for an electric kele ta he
tne

erage rate of heat crraction in wait. certain quannty ot water froun 0'C o I
tediic heat capaciny of water is 421g Khe 0 minutes to chane th
pe ion of ice is 336)8
ures
Cinto stea. Determine the specibc
specielate
toe
pccmc 00
e
S pecitic cat capacity ic 21JgA. neat a stca pecne heut capacity of

5 J00 g of mercury of spccint e t cp

4.2JE
0.14 J C heared by 2 3 1 Arcfigeator comets 100got water ar 20Cin
min 9 s 1t initial cermperature is 0'C. caleulatre iceat-10'Cin ane hoiuz Detcrine the qantio

the final femperature of heat extraczod per second. iven tiar speofie
in latet hear of usion of ice- 350] kg and spiek
g e 5 added to O0 g Waler contained
Caloritneter. lF the temperatute ot tne watct heatapacityofwater=2.1lg CA.13
20C, calaulate the finul remperiture. Specte 32 30 g ice cube ar 0'C is dmpped into 200 g

the
latent hear ot fision of ice ls SU calga
melr
water at 30CCalculare tinal temperarun
water when al the ice gecs melred, Ghen ite
25. Calulite the quantity ot heat required to

heat of tsion ot 1ee 50 cal g peciic hean

4 kg of ice and to raise the icmperaure ot water
to 5 0 . Given thar the speciie latett
formed cupaciyotlceta
 SectionEXERCISES

6. Give reason:
a
meant by the boiling point of vegetables on mountains.
LSace whut is (a) It is dificult to cook
uabstance. after hailstorm than
gcnerally colder
a
Ir is
of vapourisation of steam. (6)
2. Define thc latent heat during and before the hailstorm.
increase in pressure on the
3What is the effect of determine the specific
7. Describe how would you
of water
boiling point cxperimentally State the
time to boil off latent hear of steam

1 Explain, why it takes much longer to its that are likely to arise in your
w a t e r than to bring it of error
acertain quantity of
sources
take
from r o o m temperature (25G. experiment. State
the precautions you would
boiling point
in Delhi be the to eliminate them.
point of
wnl the boilingMussoorie?
water

Give reason.
same as that in a
 taie te

a) which material ix the cakorimeter

inel aning of Cch
ollowinge
made of
(a) The het capacaby a
o C i e dnc rnaion fur aniog thix malce hody is o 50J
(b) The speciie latent heat of
fusion
a etine the term peifie Lauent hear
ot a subutance 3,36,000J fuli
to Name the liguid which bas the bighest pe () The specitie beat
apacity of
hrat can
04J8C
(G Name two facton on which the heat abeottxu s1 () What is the
prinpic ot
method of
E out by a body depends
(6) Narme tne taw 0wich this
mimaa
pi
n
gaal quarntity of two
heat s sup bascd
ubitances A and B. The subszance A shows a

eater riue in temperature. What can you say 32. Calculate the amount ot tce
which i
atour the heat capaciry of A as compar to cool 150 B watt
o ontatped in a
veisel
that of B?
100 Bat 0 c h thatr
the final
(6) What
energy change would yo the miktire is S'C pertie
in thie molecules of a substance when it
piace Take speciic heat capacity ot
material of
dcTgoes
0.41E ad
a change in its temperaruie

(7) a change in its state withour any change tn Specific latent heat ot tuslon of ice 3361
s temperarure? Specific heat capaciy of water-
42Jg c
b
250gof water at 30'Cis present in
a coPpEE
Of ass
D08alculate the mas of ice
reqyu 3. In what Way will dhe temperatiure of wa
g do the temperature of thie veel and its bottom ot a watertall be
contents teo 5'C
difetent fro
remperature at le
p ve a
reason for
pecitic latent heat of fiusion ofice= 336x 10Jkg answer.

peciicheitcapacity of coppet vessel 400J kg 31. A certain quantty ot ice at

0' Is heated ti
peciicheatapacity ofwarer 4200J ks C changes into steani at 100'C. Draw
u g of icc at 0'C is added to 300 g ofa liquid at temperature heatimg curve to
represent it. Labe
3UC. What will be the final temperature of the wo
phase changes in your aph.
marure when all the ice has ielted:
35. (a) Define heat capacity ofa
ihe specitic lhcat capacity of the liquid is given bo
What is its Sl unit?
2638 Cwhile that of water is 4.21g "CC.
b) What is the relation between heat capacity a
Specitic latent hear ot fusion
of ice- 330J g -12010 specific heat
capaciry ota substance! 204
Why do picces of ice added to a drink cool it much
faster than 36. A piece ot ice ot mass 40
ice cold warer added to
i 2009 s droppedim
200 g of water 50'C
40
g ot Water at 6O'C is poured into a vessel
at
Calculate the f
containing S0 g of water at 20'C. The final remperarure ot watcr aftet all the ice has meftri

temperatutre recorded is 30'C Calculate the

Specific heat capacity of water4200 Jlg
thermal
capacity of the vessel.
Specitic latent heat of fiasion of ice= 336 x 10ja
1ake
specitic heat capacity of water as 4.2) g C
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 ICSE Examinationeu t A QAntun 24nk)
ONS
trkai
reeto
ohos
(hf
ib) ( a akies
AF Cakilare ihe man of lke reyuirni h and ponda
a t u n e of s00 g of warer at 0 d counnie da
warr 0C
(4 What i the
Specitic larent heat of k t w_0 jE princple of a
() Nanse the law an
e
.aE
i h e heat capacity oE waref hasnd.
undetitand by the hollowing
what do jou (iw) State the
D eflect o
npurtics on the
melin
et
he capactty of the
bady iro0 J
poined
( ) The spociffc heat capaciy or
6A terigTarot cu f8of wates
1307 ke M
of
(a) (0 What it the principle ot method Calculate the
aar
triths ot watts,
beat us
mixrures

(D Whar it the other name gea to, iE ave

s
(
ame the law on which the princple pecitie hieat apacity ot ict *

21Jg'e
baved.
Specific heat capacity ot walete
4.2)gC
6) Sorme ice is heated at a contant rate,
andtfewf5s Specitic Latent heat ot fulon of ice-
teimperature is recorded atter cvery 361
secondi, tillsteam is formed at 100'G. Drawa 50g of metal picxe at dequires
os atalin to 2400J
0J tenne
temperature time
grph to represent the y
in your
Caleulare the specitie fheat
Capacity of
change. Latbel the two
phase changes

(o) A copper vessel ot mas 100 g contains 150 g 8 (a) Hcat chergy t
supplcd at a
Is needed
100 g ot ice ac DrC. the ice is
constent
coevemd
to
of water at 50'C. How much ice

water ar 0C in 2 minutes.
cool it to
> How mad R
will be requrcd to

Gnen warct from 0 t o 20C

ra e
temperznu
peanc heat Capaciry of copper= 04JgC Given:
C
Specitic hear capacity of water 4.2)g Sp. heat capacity
w
of
watet-4.2] g"c*
Specific latent heat of fusion of ice- 356Jg Sp. latent heat of
foe-J56)g K
State two actos upon which the heat absorbed by (6)
Specitic heat capacy ot subitance
a body aepends 2010 3.8Jg whereas the Specitc hear ope
Rishi s suprised whieh he sees water boiling ar of Substance Bis0.4Jg N
115'C in a continer. Gihe reasons as to wthy water (0 Which of the two is a
good conduse
can boil at the above temperature. 2019 cat?

() Flow ts one led to

(a) (0 Name a gas caiused by the greenhouse the above coodlaia
efrect. n) if substances A and B are
which
liquld ta
() Which property of water makes it an
one would be more uiefal it a
elfective coolant? radiaost
 fomedbby
tomied
stcam are more painful than
beil
alb formed
ith boiling warer? 12007
Aeboas

to three times its mass of

added 1204
Nas
10'C and the resulting temperature
100
80
the
be 20'C.
What was
temperarure of
oundt
40
a

tiesot
wedter?
2007) 20
the form ot 0'C The
a solid at
e b in
added to this substance and the 1000
2000 3000
ofheat
ar o f the substance are plotted on the Amount of beat lia joule)
(a) the mas of the substance
the olid substance is (6) the specific latent beat of fusion of the
gecitic hcat capacity of
Fie
tind from the graphr subrcance in the liquid state. 20071
so /4pC,
 580
Abelker cont till
contaiins
gof ice. Ints
go

to the b
17.
0 0 0
steam,
the ice lef is 5o0e
ore heat: 1
gwater at red is 90 g the specific lates he
coll
acoanny healcu t ion of ice is B0 Calg find the s
ot steam,
9. Aslab catune ot e with
heat
or vapuuraafion
aing the change o 18. A bekcr
co 5ot ice. Into this
of ice
a00
8 t
melt The
abel the various pato the e stcam
assed stca t anvan
f water formcu o 0 c 225 Calo
used far hoatiga e
10. In a radiatoc, ecific l a t e n t h e a t o f vapourisatie
n of ste
will
t a temcralu t heat of fhusioh of ice
ice ls 336]
levs from it at a tenperatue Give citic laten
heat the ro
Pe
this radiator be able to
of iceat -20C 1s changcu into superhge
teason loryuur ans

what is the etfectof presureon

the
mici team at 140Cby suppiyng 62720 J of
wat
nergy the specitic c a t capacity of io
bt iccand boiling pointrof
c o a m u c h longer tine to boil ot (c steam is 2) g and the specific latent
cctaith quatitity ot water, ratner t
eis 356) 8.calculare
the specific latens
bring it to its boiling p
temperature, say 2 5 C G h e r e o n 0
rOd
vapourisatiou of steam
eato
of ice at-10Cis heated until wi
comvert 100 g
of
20. 0.5 kg
Calaulate the heat required
to
vaporares, d
Fnd
t theo
amount
unto heat te
of neat of
fequired
1ake
at -10'C to steam at
100'
a: latent hearot ice
330*10Jkg aut
atent heat ofice -336) g spccihic he a j l y heat
heat of s t e a n 0 8 * 1 0 J kg and

of ice-21J kg C and specilic 2.1 xl0Jkg'"c

of watcr=4.2Jg C
heat capacity of ice a Ans
14 cJ..L. fquru
*

E
e toal quantiny of heat
at-10'C cornpletely into 21. Steam of 100 8 pased over 000 g of ice
Given thiat speciic heat puciy 0'C.After some rime, Gu00 Bot ice at 0'Csl
on specific heat capuly and 450 g of warcr ar 0'C s formed. Calail

tLCspecitic aten the specific latent e

net p oo
of ice-336000 J ke and specihe latent
nearor vapourisation ot steam= 2,200,000J AE stean ot wate
=4200J 8 pecce tenr heat of fusioa
TAs of ice- 336000J g la.265x 10 7
a strtet or
. Avessel made of copper togerher with 22. The amount ot heat required to
COtauns ab
B
o
convert 1 kg o
otal
apacity ou
cat
icea t - 10C to steam at 100Cis 30,37000
water ar 10'Dy Stcan Calculare heat
while the water is stirredr tunt tu
of steam.
the specitic iatent
specihc hieat
of vapourisain
temperature ot 3 0 ' . Calculate the u
feteam
Given capacity of ice =
2100J kg K specitic heat capacity of water =
condensed
K a S200J kg Specific latent heat of fiusion of
16, A vessel of apacity conas
neglgibie neat

ice -336000)J kg
miixture of S00
g of ice and 1000g
ot water at
1An 226 1 Tie
rC What mas of steam at T mut 2 3 . 1 kpg of ice ar 0C s being continmuously heited
condensed in the vessel so that the temperature
through an electric heater of 1 kW. Assuming
ol the vessel and its contents may rise to 20Cr
that all her is transmitted to ice, calculatethe
he latent heat ot fusian of ice at 0C and latent
time intervals in seconds for:
heat of vapourisation of water at 100'C may be
raken as 80 calg and 5iU calg respectivety (a) ice to conpletcy melt to warer at 0'
0 / water (O get heatcd from 0 t o 1uu