FILL IN THE BLANKS (a) specific heat (b) heat of fusion

decrease, decreases increases five times, increases, increases, 4.2, 4200 JºC –1, (c) latent heat (d) neither specific heat nor latent heat.
2268 J g–1, J kg–1, 336 J g–1 absorption, effect of pressure on boiling point 2. The specific heat capacity of copper is 0.1 cal g -1ºC-1. Its value of J kg–1 ºC–1
1. The unit of heat capacity is _____________ . will be
2. Specific heat capacity of water is _____________ J kg–1 C–1. (a) 0.84 × 103 (b) 0.42 × 103
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3. Specific latent heat of ice is _________ and that of steam is __________. (c) 0.24 × 10 (d) 4.2 × 103
4. The S.I. units of specific latent heat is _________. 3. The S.I. unit of specific heat capacity is :
5. 1 calorie is equal to __________ joules. (a) cal g–1 (b) joule ºC–1
6. The increase in pressure on the surface of a liquid________ the boiling (c) J kg–1 ºC–1 (d) kilo–calºC–1
point of the liquid. 4. The S.I. unit of specific latent heat is:
7. When ice melts, there is a (an) ________ in its volume. (a) cal kg–1 (b) J kg–1 (c) cal ºC–1 (d) J kg–1 ºC–1
8. The increase in pressure __________ the boiling point of water. 5. One kilocalorie is the amount of heat which:
9. A pressure cooker is based on the principle of ____________ (a) increases the temperature of 1 kg of water through 1ºF
10. The increase in pressure over ice ___________ its melting point and a (b) increases the temperature of 1 kg of water through 1ºC
decrease in pressure ____________ its melting point.
(c) increases the temperature of 1 g of water through 1ºC
11. During fusion and boiling, the temperature is not raised even by _________
(d) increases the temperature of 1 g of water through 1ºF
of heat.
6. Ice–Cream at 0ºC is colder than milk at 0ºC because:
12. Specific heat capacity of water is __________as high as that of sand.
(a) ice–cream is solid whereas milk is liquid
TRUE OR FALSE
(b) flavours have been added to the milk to make ice–cream
1. The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of heat required to
raise its temperature by 1ºC (c) heat has been removed from milk to change it into ice–cream
2. The S.I. unit of heat capacity is J kg–1 ºC–1 (d) ice–cream is expensive than milk.
3. The specific heat capacity of ice is greater than that of water. 7. Two blocks of lead, one twice heavy as the other, are both at 50ºC. The
ratio of the heat content of heavier block to that of the lighter blocks is:
4. Specific heat capacity has no unit in S.I. system
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
5. Latent heat of ice is less than that that of water.
8. The boiling point of a liquid:
6. Water is used in hot–water bottles due to its high specific heat capacity.
(a) increases by the addition of impurities in it
7. The amount of heat required to convert unit mass of a substance from liquid
to vapour state without change in temperature is called the specific latent (b) decreases by the addition of impurities in it
heat of fusion of the substance. (c) does not affect by the addition of impurities in it
8. The boiling point of a liquid decrease by the addition of impurities to it. (d) none of these
9. When steam changes into water, heat is absorbed. 9. The change from a solid to a liquid on heating is called:
1. The quantity of heat required to change the temperature of 1 kg of (a) condensation (b) fusion
substance by 1ºC is called: (c) vaporization (d) sublimation
10. The melting point of a substance (a) (b)
(a) increases by the addition of impurities in it (c) (d)
(b) decreases by the addition of impurities in it
(c) remains the same (a) (b)
(d) none of these (c) (d)
11. Water is used as a coolant in motor car radiators because:
(a) it is cheap and easily available (a) (b)
(b) it has a low specific heat capacity (c) (d)
(c) it freezes at 0ºC
(d) it has a high specific heat capacity (a) (b)
12. According to the principle of calorimetry (c) (d)
(a) the heat lost by the hot body is greater than the heat gained by the
cold body. (a) (b)
(b) the heat lost by the hot body is less than the heat gained by the cold (c) (d)
body
(c) the heat lost by the hot body is equal to the heat gained by the cold
(a) (b)
body.
(c) (d)
(d) none of these.
13. Snow on mountains does not melt very fast because
(a) (b)
(a) ice has a high specific latent heat.
(c) (d)
(b) the height of mountains is very much
(c) the sum rays do not fall directly on mountains
(a) (b)
(d) ice has a low specific heat capacity
(c) (d)
14. When a vapor condenses into a liquid
(a) its temperature rises (b) its temperature drops
(c) it absorbs heat (d) it evolves heat
15.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)

(a) (b)
(c) (d)