Numerical Problems

1. A solid of mass 0.15 kg is heated from 10°C to 90°C. If the specific heat capacity of
the solid is 390 Jkg-10C-1, find the heat absorbed by the solid.
2. A liquid of mass 0.2 kg and temperature 135°C is cooled to 25°C. If the specific heat
capacity of liquid is 750 Jkg-10C-1, find the heat energy given out.
3. 0.08 kg of a substance is heated from 30°C to 130°C when 2000 calories of energy is
supplied to it .Calculate the specific heat capacity of the substance in (a) calories, (b)
joules.
4. 0.50 kg of lead at 327°C is cooled to 27°C, when it gives off 22500 calories of energy.
Calculate the specific heat capacity of lead in (a) calories, (b) joules.
5. 272 calories of heat is required to heat 0.02 kg of a metal of specific heat capacity
170 cal kg-10C-1to a temperature T. If the initial temperature of the metal is 20°C,
calculate the final temperature T.
6. 3.75 × 105calories of heat is given out by 5 kg of water at 100°C. Calculate the
temperature of cooled water. Specific heat capacity of water is 1000 cal kg-1°C-1.
7. A burner, supplies heat energy at a rate of 20 Js-1Find the specific heat capacity of a
solid of mass 25 g, if its temperature rises by 80°C in one minute.
8. A liquid of mass 100 g loses heat at a rate of 200 Js-1for 1 minute. If the temperature
of liquid drops by 100°C, calculate the specific heat capacity of the liquid.
9. A heater, rated 1000 W, is used to heat 1.5 kg of water at 40°C to its boiling point.
10. Calculate the time in which the water starts to boil Specific heat capacity of water is
4200. J kg-10C-1.
11. 400 g of mercury of specific heat capacity 0.14 Jg-1°C-1is heated by a 200 W heater
for 1 min. and 40 s. If initially mercury is at 0°C, calculate its final temperature.
12. A power drill of 400 W makes a hole in a lead cube of specific heat capacity 0.13 Jg-
1
°C-1in 80 s. If the temperature of lead rises from 27°C to 327°C, calculate the mass
of the lead cube.
13. A solid of mass 150 g at 200°C is placed in 0.4 kg of water at 20°C till a constant
temperature is attained. If the S.H.C. of the solid is 0.5 Jg-1K-1, find the resulting
temperature of the mixture.
14. A liquid of mass 100 g at 120°C is poured in water at 20°C, when the final
temperature recorded is 40°C. If the specific heat capacity of the liquid is 0.8 Jg -1°C-
1
, calculate the initial mass of water.
15. A solid of mass 50 g at 150°C is placed in 100 g of water at 11°C, when the final
temperature recorded is 20°C. Find the specific heat capacity of the solid.
16. 1.20 g of hot water at 80°C is poured into 60 g of cold water, when the temperature
of cold water rises by 20°C. Calculate the initial temperature of cold water.
17. 50 g of a hot solid of specific heat capacity 0.25 Jg-10C-1and at 100°C is placed in 80 g
of cold water, when the temperature of cold water rises by 3°C. Find the initial
temperature of cold water.
18. 4000 calories of heat energy is supplied to crushed ice at 0°C, such that it completely
melts to form water at 0°C. If sp. latent heat of fusion of ice is 80 cal g -1, what is the
mass of ice ?
19. 100 g of ice at -10°C is heated on a gas stove till it forms water at 80°C.
Calculate :
 a.Heat energy required to bring the ice to 0°C.
b. Heat energy required to melt the ice
c.Heat energy required to bring water to 80°C.[Sp. heat capacity of ice = 2 J g -1°C-1,
Sp. heat capacity of water = 4.2 J g-1°C-1, and Sp. heat capacity of liquid wax = 1.8 J
g-1°C-1]

20. An immersion heater is placed in crushed ice at –40°C, contained in a perpex jar,
such that water at 50°C is formed. If the power of heater is 200 W and it is switched
on for 3 min. and 20s. Calculate the initial mass of ice S.H.C. of ice –2.1 Jg-1°C-1and
latent heat of ice = 336 Jg-1
21. A burner supplies heat energy at a rate of 434 JS -1for 60 seconds when 40 g of ice at
0°C changes to water at 75°C. Calculate latent heat of ice.
22. A vessel of mass 80 g (S.H.C. =0.8 Jg-1°C-1) contains 250 g of water at 35°C.
Calculate the amount of ice at 0°C, which must be added to it, so that final
temperature is 5°C.[Sp. latent heat of ice = 340 Jg-1]
23. A vessel of mass 100 g (S.H.C. = 0.2 cal g-1°C-1] contains 500 g of water at 37°C.
Calculate the amount of ice, which should be added to the vessel, so that the final
temperature is 17°C.[S.H.C. of water = 1 cal g-1°C-1and S.L.H. of ice = 80 cal g-1]
24. 10g of ice at 0°C is added to 10g of water at 80°C, such that the temperature of
mixture is 0°C. Calculate the sp. latent heat of ice.[S.H.C. of water = 4.2 Jg -1°C-1]
25. A metal ball of mass 0.5 kg and at 900°C is placed on a block of ice, till it attains the
temperature of ice. If the S.H.C. of metal ball is 850 J kg-1K-1, calculate the amount
of ice, which melts. Take S.L.H of ice 34 × 104J kg-1.
26. Calculate the temperature of a furnace, when a 400 g of copper ball, taken out from
it, melts only 400 g of ice to form water at 0°C. Take S.H.C. of copper = 0.4 Jg-1°C-
1
and S.L.H. of ice = 336 Jg-1
27. A metal ball of 0.20 kg and at 200°C, when placed on an ice block melts 100 g of ice,
when its temp, stops falling. If sp. latent heat of ice is 340 Jg -1. Calculate specific
heat capacity of metal ball
28. A 30 watt immersion heater just keeps 600 g of molten metal at its melting point.
The heater is switched off and the temperature starts falling after 6 min. Calculate
sp. latent heat of fusion of the metal
29. A hydrocarbon of mass 1.5 kg is just kept in molten state by a heater of 500 W. If
the heater is switched off, the temperature starts dropping after 4 mins. Calculate
sp. latent heat of fusion of hydrocarbon.
30. 500 g of water at 60°C is contained in a vessel of negligible heat capacity. Into this
water is added 400 g of ice at 0°C. Calculate the amount of ice which does not
melt.[Take SHC of water = 4.2 J g-1°C-1and SLH of ice = 336 Jg-1]
31. 2 kg of water at 100° is contained in a vessel of negligible heat capacity. Into this
water is added 3 kg of ice at 0°C. Calculate the amount of water at 0°C at the end of
experiment.[Take SHC of water = 4.2 J g-1°C-1and SLH of ice = 336 × 103J/kg]
32. A vessel with a negligible heat capacity contains 1000 g ice at 0°C. Into it is poured
100 g of water at 100°C. What would be the result at the end of experiment ?[Take
SHC of water = 4.2 J g-1°C-1and SLH of ice = 336 Jg-1