Scribd
Upload
127 views3 pages

Gas Laws and Specific Heat Capacity Practice

The document provides 12 practice problems related to gas laws and specific heat capacity. The problems involve calculating things like new volumes and pressures of gases under different conditions using the gas laws, as well as calculating specific heats by determining the amount of energy required to change an object's temperature. Sample calculations are shown for determining specific heats based on mass, temperature change and energy input/output.

Uploaded by

Esther Par
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
127 views3 pages

Gas Laws and Specific Heat Capacity Practice

The document provides 12 practice problems related to gas laws and specific heat capacity. The problems involve calculating things like new volumes and pressures of gases under different conditions using the gas laws, as well as calculating specific heats by determining the amount of energy required to change an object's temperature. Sample calculations are shown for determining specific heats based on mass, temperature change and energy input/output.

Uploaded by

Esther Par
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

IGCSE Physics Name: _________________________________

Practice Problems – Gas Laws and Specific Heat Capacity

P1*V = P2*V2
1 T2
T1

Q = M * C * T [OR in another form, C = Q / (M * T)]

1. A sample of gas is at a temperature of 223 K with a volume of 1.00 L. What is


the temperature if the volume is changed to 3.10 L, assuming the pressure of
the gas is constant?

V1/T1 = V2/T2
1/223 = 3.10/T
T2 = 3.10*223 = 691.30 K

2. If a gas with a volume of 3.60 liters has a pressure of 101 kPa, what will be its
volume at a pressure of 260 kPa?

P1V1 = P2V2
101*3.60 = 260*V2
V2 = 101*3.60/260 = 1.40 liters

3. A party balloon inflated to a volume of 0.2 Liters is placed inside of a vacuum


bell jar. The initial pressure inside the jar is 0.91 atm. If a vacuum pump is
used to reduce the pressure inside the jar to 0.3 atm, then what will be the
new volume of the balloon?

P1V1 = P2V2
0.91*0.2 = 0.3*V2
V2 = 0.91*0.2/0.3 = 0.61 liters

4. A hot water heater contains water vapor at a temperature of 400K (about 127
o
C), with an internal pressure inside the heater of 130 kPa. Something goes
wrong with the safety features of the hot water heater, and the water’s
temperature increases to 600K. What will be the pressure inside the tank, with
this new temperature?

P1/T1 = P2/T2
130/400 = P2/600
P2 = 130/400*600 = 195 kPa
5. A diving tank has an internal volume of 11 liters, and contains breathable air
at a pressure of 20,600 kPa. What volume would this air occupy at a normal
atmospheric pressure of 101 kPa?

P1V1 = P2V2
20600*11 = 101*V2
V2 = 20600*11/101 = 2244 liters

6. Two hundred liters of helium at 2.00 atm and 28.0 °C is placed into a tank
with an internal pressure of 600.0 kPa. Find the volume of the helium after it
is compressed into the tank when the temperature of the tank remains 28.0 °
1 atm = 101.325 kPa, 2 atm = 202.6 kPa
P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2
202.6*200/28 = 600.0*V2/28
V2 = 202.6*200/600.0 = 68 Liters

SPECIFIC HEAT

7. Titanium is used as a structural material in many high-tech applications, such


as jet engines. What is the specific heat of titanium in J/(g oC) if it takes 89.7 J
to raise the temperature of a 33.0g block of titanium by 5.20 oC?

C=Q/(M*ΔT)
C = 89.7 / (33*5.20) = 0.52 J/ (g`C)

8. Calculate the specific heat of steel if it takes 60.5 J to raise the temperature of
10.6 g of steel by 11.6 oC?

C
C==QQ // ( M * Δ T )
C = 60.5 / ( 10.6 * 11.6 ) = 0.49 J/ (g`C)

9. Calculate the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of 250g of


water from 20oC to 46oC.

C = 4.2J/ (g`C)
Q=M*C*ΔT
Q = 250 * 26 * 4.2 = 27300 J
10. 216 J of energy is required to raise the temperature of aluminum from
15o to 35oC. Calculate the mass of aluminum. (It has a specific heat of 900 J/kg
o
C.)

Q=M*ΔT*C
216 = M * 20 * 900
M = 216/ ( 20 * 900 ) = 0.012 kg

11. Using the principle of energy conservation, and the formula for the
specific heat of a substance, solve the following problem involving the use of
a calorimeter. A piece of metal with a mass of 0.065 kg is heated in a water
bath to a temperature of 90 oC. It is then placed into 0.20 kg of water, which
has an initial temperature of 25 oC, causing the hot metal to transfer energy
to the cooler water. After some time, the temperature of the water reaches its
warmest point at 29.5 oC. What is the specific heat of the metal? [The specific
heat of water is 4,186 J/(kg oC)]

ΔT metal = 60.5 `C
ΔT water = 4.5

Mm * Cm * Δ Tm = Mw * Cw * ΔTw
Cm = Mw * Cw * ΔTw / Mm * ΔTm
Cm = ( 0.20 * 4186 * 4.5 ) / ( 0.065 * 60.5 )
Cm = 958 J / kg`C

12. A 245.7g sample of metal at 75.2 degrees Celsius was placed in


115.43g water at 22.6 degrees Celsius. The final temperature of the water and
metal was 34.6 Celsius. If no heat was lost to the surroundings what is the
specific heat of the metal?

ΔT m = 75.2 - 34.6 = 40.6


ΔT w = 22.6 - 34.6 = 12

Cm = Mw * ΔTw * Cw / Mm * ΔTm
Cm = 0.581 J / g`C
Cm = 581 J/ kg`C

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy