Specific Heat

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What does temperature measure?

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Kinetic Energy

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How many Joules of energy are required to change 10 grams of water from 20°C to 90°C?

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2800 J

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What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?

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J

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How many Joules of energy are required to make 100 grams of ice at 0°C completely melt?

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30,000 J

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How many Joules of energy are required to change 10 grams of ice at -2°C to water at 20°C?

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10,140 J

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What is specific heat?

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C.

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What is the specific heat of water?

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4.18 J/g°C.

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What is the formula for calculating heat energy?

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Q = mcΔT, where Q is heat energy, m is mass, c is specific heat, and ΔT is the change in temperature.

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What happens to the temperature of a substance during a phase change?

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The temperature remains constant while the substance changes phase.

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What is the latent heat of fusion?

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The amount of heat required to convert a unit mass of a solid into a liquid without a change in temperature.