Question

5. What is final temperature of the object with a heat capacity of 300 cal and a sp. Heat of

0.5 cal/g°C? The mass of the object is 200 g and the initial temperature is 0 degrees
Celsius.

Answer 1

3°C

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Heat capacity = 300cal

Specific heat capacity = 0.5cal/g°C

Mass of the object = 200g

Initial temperature = 0°C

Unknown:

Final temperature = ?

Solution:

The heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1°C;

Mathematically ;

H = m c x (t₂ - t₁)

H is the heat capacity

m is the mass

c is the specific heat capacity

t is the temperature

Insert the parameters and solve;

300 = 200 x 0.5 x (t₂- 0 )

100 t₂ = 300

t₂ = 3°C