Heat capacity Definition and 419 Threads

Explain how it is possible for a 30,000 kg of snow at 0 deg C to contain more heat energy than 1 mL of liquid water at 100 deg C. (Assume a pressure of one atmosphere.) I am unsure of where to start this? Help Is there a formula?

Hi, If a heat flux of of 3W/ meter squared covered the 3.6 X 10^14 meters squared ocean surface and contributed only to a change in temp, how many years to raise average temp of ocean 1 degree C? I calculated the specific heat of seawater which is 4,000 joules. I am stuck!

Is there any direct relationship between these 2 properties of a matter?

Explain how it is possible for a 30,000 kg of snow at 0 deg C to contain more heat energy than 1 mL of liquid water at 100 deg C. (Assuming a pressure of one atmosphere.)

Does the specific heat capacity of an object affect the rate of transfer of energy from an object to another? For instance, alcohol has a lower specific heat capacity than water. If they are both at 50 degree Celsius and poured into a beaker containing water of 20 degree Celsius respectively...

Hi, could someone help me get started on this problem, I am having a lot of difficulty comprehending these types of problems. THanks for your help guys. A cup is made of an experimental material that can hold hot liquids without significantly increasing its own temperature. THe .79 kg cup...

Whats the heat capacity of NaOH I can't find it anywhere?

I had a lab about tin's heat of fusion. I need to know tin' specific heat near fusion point. Can anybody advice any useful resourse? I have two books, in which are opposite data. I suppose that liquid tin must have higher heat capacity as solid ("liquid" molecules have more "freedom"). Help me...

This is what I've got: Iron mass: 81.9g Initial iron temp.: 92'C Water volume: 100mL Initial water temp.: 25'C Final water temp.: 29'C What the the experimental heat capacity of iron? Thanks :) Bjorn

Hello again. My friend is also doing his science fair project and he has trouble thinking of ways that we can apply "relationship of heat capacity and viscosity" to everyday life. His experiment is basically just to examine how much the temperature of fluids with different viscosities are...

A) What temperature will the energy per mole of a solid achieve one third its classical value of 3RT. Express in terms of einstein temperature Einstein Temperature T_{e} = \frac {h \nu}{k} where h is Plancks constant k = boltzmann's constant Not really sure on how to do this? Do i...

When using a different calorimeter, and mixing 50 ml of hot water at 65 C with 60 ml of water in the calorimeter at 25 C, the temperture of the calorimeter increased by 5.5 C. Calculate the heat capacity of this calorimeter. Is this a better or worse calorimeter than the one used in the sample...

Find the molar heat capacity of the monoatomic ideal gas in the constant gravitational field. (clue: find the average potential energy as a function of temperature using the barometric formula.) could someone please help me out?

Hello, Faizan Here Can anyone show ne how to derive the formula of specific heat capacity pls.? Also i need the derivation of the formula of magnification power of a lens? Thanks in advance to anyone who helps me.

Hey, can anyone describe to me an experiment to find the specific heat capacity of ice? Keep it simple please :smile: Thanks in advance :wink:

Here's the problem: To measure the heat capacity of an object, all you usually have to do is put it in thermal contact wit another object whose heat capacity you know. As an example, suppose that a chuck of metais immersed in boiling water (100 degrees), then is quickly transferred into a...

Hello again! I'm not sure if this is difficult but I believe that everyone have experienced this... I can't explain it... =) Sorry about that. Anyway, here's my problem... At noon, when the sand in the beach is already hot, why does the water still feel cold? Early in the night...

Specific Heat Capacity help! This question is simple but I'm a little confused, it involves beach breezses, temperature, and convection. Sand on the beach get much hotter than water on sunny day so air above sand heats up and rise due to convection then cold air moves in from over water...

Hello, 150kcal of heat raises the temp of 2.0kg of material by 400 degrees F. Whats the materials specific heat capacity? I cam up with 1.35 kcal/kg degrees C. is this correct? Thanks! Dx :wink: