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What do you mean by the following statements :
(i) the heat capacity of a body is 50 J `K^(-1)`?
(ii) the specific heat capacity of copper is 0.4 J `g^(-1)K^(-1)`?

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Calculate the mass of ice needed to cool 150 g of water contained in a calorimeter of mass 50 g at 32^@ C such that the final temperature is 5^@ C. Specific heat capacity of calorimeter = 0.4 J g^(-1)^@C^(-1) , specific heat capacity of water = 4.2" J "g^(-1)""^@C^(-1) , latent heat capacity of ice = 330 J g^(-1) .

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One kilogram of ice at -10^@ C is heated at a constant rate until the whole of it vaporises. How much heat is required ? Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 xx 10^3 J kg^(-1) , specific latent heat of steam = 2268 xx 10^3 J kg^(-1) , specific heat capacity of ice = 2.1 xx 10^3 J kg^(-1) K^(-1) , specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 xx 10^3 J kg^(-1) K^(-1) .

A refrigerator converts 100 g of water at 20^@ C to ice at - 10^@ C in 73.5 min. Calculate the average rate of heat extraction in watt. The specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J g^(-1) K^(-1) , specific latent heat of ice is 336 J g^(-1) and the specific heat capacity of ice is 2.1 J g^(-1) K^(-1)

A mass of 50 g of a certain metal at 150^@ C is immersed in 100 g of water at 11^@ C. The final temperature is 20^@ C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of the metal. Assume that the specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 g^(-1)K^(-1)

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  2. Name the liquid which has the highest specific heat capacity.

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  5. Specific heat capacity of substance A is 3.8 J/gK, whereas the specifi...

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  6. Name two factors on which the heat energy liberated by a body depends.

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  8. Write the expression for the heat energy Q received by m kg of a subst...

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  9. An equal quantity of heat is supplied to two substances A and B. The s...

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  10. Two metallic blocks P and Q having masses in ratio 2 : 1 are supplied ...

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  11. What is the principle of method of mixture ? What other name is given ...

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  12. A mass m1 of a substance of specific heat capacity c1 at temperature t...

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  13. Why do the farmers fill their fields with water on a cold winter night...

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  14. Discuss the role of high specific heat capacity of water with referenc...

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  15. Water is used in hot water bottles for fomentation. Give a reason.

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  16. Which property of water makes it an effective coolant ?

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  17. Give one example each where high specific heat capacity of water is us...

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  18. A liquid X has specific heat capacity higher than the liquid Y. Which ...

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  19. (a) What is a calorimeter ? (b) Name the material of which it is m...

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  20. Why is the base of a cooking pan made thick and heavy ?

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