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(FOUNDATION COURSE FOR IX & X CLASSES )

Find the amount of heat required by 1 g of ice at 0C for complete conversion into steam at 100C.
100 grams of water requires the same amount of heat as 1000 grams of metal for the same rise of
temperature. What is the specific heat of metal ?
200 grams of mercury requires 30 cals for 5C rise of temperature. Find the specific heat of mercury.
The water equivalent of a calorimeter is 6 grams. Its mass is 60 grams What is specific heat of
calorimeter ?
100 grams of hot water at 100C is pored into a calorimeter of mass 100 grams at 20C. Find the
resultant temperature of the calorimeter. (s = 0.01 cal g1 C1)
Two lead spheres at the same temperature have radii in the ratio of 1:2. Find the ratio of their heat
capacities ?
If some water at 100C is mixed with twice the quantity of water at 70C, find the equilibrium
temperature.
When steam at 100C is passed over a large block of ice, 64 grams of ice melts. What is the amount
of steam condenses ?
Two bodies have their masses in the ratio 1:2 and the specific heats are in the ratio of 2:1. What is the
ratio of their thermal capacities ?
There are two lead spheres at the same temperature, the ratio of their radii being 1:2. What is the ratio
of their heat capacities ?
The densities of two substances are in the ratio of 5:6 and their specific heats are in the ratio 3:5. What
is the ratio of their thermal capacities per unit volume ?
If the thermal capacity of a cube of edge 1 cm is 0.8 cal/C, find the thermal capacity of a cube of edge
2 cm made of the same material.
If the specific heat of aluminium is 0.25 cal/g/C, find the water equivalent of an aluminium vessel of
mass 0.5 kg.
If some water at 100C is mixed with twice the quantity of water at 70C, find the equilibrium
temperature.
What will be the final temperature if 50 g of water at 0C is added to 250 g of water at 90C?
34 g of water at 30C is poured into a calorimeter whose temperature is 15C. If the final temperature
of the two is 20C, calculate the water equivalent of the calorimeter.
A liquid of specific heat 0.5 cal/g/C at 60C is mixed with another liquid of specific heat
0.3 cal/g/C at 20C. If the resultant temperature is 30C, in what proportion by masses are the liquids
mixed ?
How many calories of heat are required to convert 5 grams of ice into water at 40C ?
A metal ball of mass 100 grams is heated to 100C and then dropped into a block of ice which is at
0C. It is found that 12.5 grams of ice has been converted into water. What is the specific heat of the
metal ?
An ice cube of mass 40 grams is taken from a refrigerator where its temperature is 10C and dropped
into a glass of water at 0C. If no heat is gained or lost from outside, how much water will freeze on to
the ice cube ?