Physics
Physics
1st Edition
Walker
ISBN: 9780133256925
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Page 366: Lesson Check

Exercise 37
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Stirring the glass of water increases the kinetic energy of the water. As the molecules of water move, they collide, and the organized motion of the molecules becomes more chaotic as time passes.

These collisions can be thought of as friction between the layers of water. This friction turns the kinetic energy of water into random thermal motion energy, that is thermal energy. Hence the temperature increases.

Result
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He is right, the temperature increases.
Exercise 38
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The specific heat capacity of a given substance represents the amount of energy required to raise the temperature for 1 degree per unit of mass.

Hence, the higher the specific heat capacity of a given substance, the harder it is to raise its temperature.

Result
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The higher the specific heat capacity of a given substance, the harder it is to raise its temperature.
Exercise 39
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Consider the following:

– Thermal energy of the sample is lost through heat.

– This heat can either be transferred to the water in the calorimeter, or leave the calorimeter entirely.

– The calorimeter is almost completely insulated, meaning there is no heat exchange with the surroundings, so no heat can enter or leave it.

– Since no heat leaves the calorimeter this implies that it must be transferred to the water inside.

Result
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The calorimeter is almost completely insulated, meaning there is no heat exchange with the surroundings
Exercise 40
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We know that the change of thermal energy of a given body is proportional to its mass, its specific heat capacity, and the change in temperature the body experiences.

This can be seen in the following formula:

$$
begin{equation*}
Q = m , c , Delta T
end{equation*}
$$

Since our bodies A and B have the same change of thermal energy and mass we deduce that the following holds:

$$
begin{equation*}
c_a , Delta T_a = c_b , Delta T_b
end{equation*}
$$

Since we know that:

$$
begin{align*}
Delta T_a > Delta T_b
end{align*}
$$

It follows that

$$
begin{equation*}
c_a < c_b
end{equation*}
$$

So we conclude that the specific heat capacity of object A is less that the specific heat capacity of object B.

Result
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The specific heat capacity of object A is less that the specific heat capacity of object B.
Exercise 41
Solution 1
Solution 2
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The specific heat capacity of a large block of gold will be equal to the specific heat capacity of a small gold coin because specific heat capacity of a substance is the thermal energy required to change the temperature of $1$ kilogram of substance by $1^{circ}text{C}$, so the mass of the object does not matter an d hence every object made up of same material will have same specific heat capacity.

Therefore a large block of gold and small gold coin have same specific heat capacity.

Result
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Therefore a large block of gold and small gold coin have same specific heat capacity.
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Specific heat capacity only depends on the material, not in the size or mass of the material. So specific heat capacity of large block of gold will be equal to the small gold coin.
Result
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Equal.
Exercise 42
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### Knowns

– The mass of our piece of copper pipe $m = 0.75text{ kg}$

– The change in temperature of the pipe $Delta T = 15text{textdegree}text{C}$

– The specific heat capacity of copper $c = 387 frac{text{J}}{text{kg}text{textdegree}text{C}}$

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### Calculation

We know that the thermal energy needed to raise a body’s temperature is proportional to its mass, and change of temperature.

We can write:

$$
begin{equation*}
Q = m , c , Delta T
end{equation*}
$$

when we have read $c = 387 frac{text{J}}{text{kg}text{textdegree}text{C}}$ from the table.

Plugging in the values we get:

$$
begin{align*}
Q = 0.75text{ kg} cdot 387 frac{text{J}}{text{kg}text{textdegree}text{C}} cdot 15text{textdegree}text{C} = 4.3 cdot 10^3text{ J}
end{align*}
$$

$Q = 4.3 cdot 10^3text{ J}$ was the sought after thermal energy.

Result
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$$
begin{align*}
Q = 4.3 cdot 10^3text{ J}
end{align*}
$$
Exercise 43
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### Knowns

– The specific thermal capacity of the orange, that is of water $c_w = 4186 frac{text{J}}{text{kg}text{textdegree}text{C}}$

– The mass of the orange $m_w = 0.20 text{ kg}$

– The change in temperature of the orange $Delta T = (22text{textdegree}text{C} – 15textdegree7C)$

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### Calculation

– The well known formula for the change in thermal energy gives us:

$$
begin{equation*}
Q = m_w , c_w , Delta T
end{equation*}
$$

Plugging in the known values we get:

$$
begin{align*}
Q & = (0.20text{ kg}) left(4186 frac{text{J}}{text{kg}text{textdegree}text{C}} right) left(7text{textdegree}text{C} right) approx 5.9 cdot 10^3text{ J}
end{align*}
$$

Result
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$$
begin{align*}
Q approx 5.9 cdot 10^3text{ J}
end{align*}
$$
Exercise 44
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### Knowns

– The specific heat capacity of ice $c = 2090 frac{text{J}}{text{kg}text{textdegree}text{C}}$

– The mass of the block of ice $m = 1.4text{ kg}$

– The initial temperature of the block if ice $T_i = -10text{textdegree}text{C}$

– The amount of thermal energy added to the block $Q = 6200text{ J}$

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### Calculation

The change in thermal energy of the block is expressed as follows:

$$
begin{equation*}
Q = m , c , Delta T
end{equation*}
$$

The change in temperature is expressed:

$$
begin{equation*}
Delta T = T_f – T_i
end{equation*}
$$

Using this our formula becomes:

$$
begin{equation*}
Q = m , c (T_f – T_i)
end{equation*}
$$

Rearranging to solve for $T_f$, and plugging in the values we get:

$$
begin{align*}
T_f &= frac{Q}{m , c} + T_i =
frac{6200text{J}}{(1.4text{ kg}) left(2090 frac{text{J}}{text{kg}text{textdegree}text{C}} right)} + (-10text{textdegree}text{C}) = -7.9text{textdegree}text{C}
end{align*}
$$

This is the sough after final temperature of the ice

Result
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$$
begin{align*}
T_f = -7.9text{textdegree}text{C}
end{align*}
$$
Exercise 45
Solution 1
Solution 2
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### Knowms

– The mass of our lead bullet $m = 5text{ g}$

– The initial speed of the bullet $v = 250 frac{text{m}}{text{s}}$

– The specific heat capacity for lead $c = 128 frac{text{J}}{text{kg}text{textdegree}text{C}}$

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### Calculation

We will find the total kinetic energy of the bullet:

$$
begin{equation*}
E_k = frac{m , v^2}{2} = frac{0.005text{ kg} cdot left(250 frac{text{m}}{text{s}} right)^2}{2} = 156.25text{ J}
end{equation*}
$$

Half of this energy goes into heating the bullet, so we can write:

$$
begin{align*}
Q = frac{E_k}{2} = frac{156.25text{ J}}{2} = 78.125text{ J}
end{align*}
$$

This leads to a change in the temperature described as follows:

$$
begin{equation*}
Q = m , c , Delta T
end{equation*}
$$

rearranging:

$$
begin{align*}
Delta T = frac{Q}{m , c} = frac{78.125text{ J}}{0.005text{ kg} cdot 128 frac{text{J}}{text{kg}text{textdegree}text{C}}} = 122.07text{textdegree}text{C} approx 122text{textdegree}text{C}
end{align*}
$$

Result
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$$
begin{align*}
Delta T = 122text{textdegree}text{C}
end{align*}
$$
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tt{we will be using the specific heat capacity formula $c=frac{Q}{mDelta T}$, with the help of Table 10.2 we know that the lead Specific Capacity is $c=128frac{ text{j}}{(text{kg.K})}$:

$$
begin{align*}
c&=frac{Q}{mDelta T}\
c&=frac{mv^2}{4mDelta T}\
Delta T &=frac{v^2}{4c}\
&=frac{250^2}{4*128}\
&=`boxed{color{#4257b2}{122^circ c}}
end{align*}
$$

Result
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$$
tt{$Delta T= 122^circ c$}
$$
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