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Extension Worksheet - Topic 3, Worksheet 1

This document contains a worksheet with 10 multiple part physics problems related to topics like internal energy, heat transfer, phase changes, and calorimetry. The problems involve concepts such as determining temperature changes and energy transfers between systems, identifying melting points from graphs, and calculating unknown values using specific heat capacities and latent heats.

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Cambridge Physics for the IB Diploma

Extension Worksheet – Topic 3, Worksheet 1

1 Distinguish between internal energy and heat. [2]

2 A 5 kg mass of copper at 600 K is placed in contact with 5 g of copper at 300 K.

a State and explain which body has the greater internal energy. [2]

b State the direction of energy transfer between the two bodies. [1]

3 One kg of aluminium at 400 K is brought into thermal contact with one kg of iron at
300 K. No energy transfers take place other than from aluminium to iron. Explain
why, for each body,

a the magnitude of the change in internal energy will be the same. [1]

b the magnitude of the change in temperature will not be the same. [1]

4 A quantity of 300 g of water at 20 C is mixed with 600 g of water at 80 C. The


mixture is stirred and its temperature measured. Determine the temperature of the
mixture. [1]

5 An ice cube dropped into a glass of water of initial temperature 20 C lowers the
temperature of the water by 5 C. An identical ice cube is dropped into the same
quantity of water of temperature 40 C. The drop in temperature of the water will be

A less than 5 C

B 5 C

C more than 5 C

D more or less than 5 C depending on the mass of the ice cube and the mass of
the water. [1]

6 A glass contains 250 g of water at 20 C. An ice cube of mass 30 g and temperature –
10 C is dropped into the glass.

a Determine the final temperature of the water after thermal equilibrium has been
established. [2]

b A second identical ice cube is now dropped into the glass. Determine the new
final temperature of the water. [2]

c Another glass contains 250 g of water at 20 C. Two ice cubes, each of mass
30 g and temperature –10 C are dropped into the glass at the same time.
Determine the final temperature of the water. [2]

d Comment on your answers to b and c. Assume no heat losses and ignore the
glass itself. You may use the following data: specific heat capacity of water
4.2 × 103 J kg–1 K–1, specific heat capacity of ice 2.1 × 103 J kg–1 K–1, specific
latent heat of fusion of ice L = 334 kJ kg–1. [1]

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Cambridge Physics for the IB Diploma

7 Energy is constantly being supplied to a liquid while it boils yet the temperature of the
liquid remains constant. Explain this observation. [2]

8 Explain why the temperature of a liquid decreases during evaporation. [2]

9 A sample of 120 g of solid paraffin initially at 20 C is being heated by a heater of


constant power. The specific heat capacity of solid paraffin is 2500 J kg –1 K–1. The
temperature of paraffin varies with time as shown.

Use the graph to determine


a the power of the heater [2]
b the melting temperature of paraffin [1]
c the specific latent heat of fusion of paraffin [2]
d the specific heat capacity of paraffin in the liquid phase [2]
e Explain why the temperature of paraffin stays constant during melting. [2]

10 A piece of tungsten of mass 150 g is placed over a flame for some time. The metal is
then quickly transferred to a well-insulated aluminium calorimeter of mass 120 g
containing 300 g of water at 22 C. After some time the temperature of the water
reaches a maximum value of 52 C.

a Calculate the temperature of the flame. You may use: specific heat capacity of
water 4.2 × 103 J kg–1 K–1, for tungsten 1.3 × 102 J kg–1 K–1 and for aluminium
9.1 × 102 J kg–1 K–1. [3]

b State and explain whether the actual flame temperature is higher or lower than
your answer to a. [2]

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