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Part-I: Multiple choice questions [Total score : 20]

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1 What is the name given to the amount of energy needed to turn 1 kg of water at
100 °C into steam at 100 °C?
A heat capacity B latent heat
C specific heat capacity D specific latent heat
2 Ice at –10 °C is heated at a constant rate until it is water at +10 °C.
Which graph shows how the temperature changes with time? B

3 What is the definition of heat capacity?

A the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of an object through 1oC
B the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance
through 1 oC
C the quantity of heat required to convert an object from solid to liquid without a
change in temperature
D the quantity of heat required to change 1 kg of a substance from solid to liquid
without a change in temperature
4 In an experiment to find the specific heat capacity of a metal, it is found that 5200 J
is needed to raise the temperature of a 2 kg block by 20 oC.
What value for the specific heat capacity is given by these results?
A 130 J / (kg oC) B 520 J / (kg oC)
C 52 000 J / (kg oC) D 104 000 J / (kg oC)

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5 A person cannot unscrew the lid of a pot of jam. He finds that the lid can be
unscrewed after it has been held under hot, running water for a few seconds.

Why is this?
A The air pressure in the jar falls. B The glass expands.
C The jam melts. D The lid expands.
6 Some ice cubes are taken from a deep-freeze and placed in a metal container. The
container is heated at a constant rate and readings of temperature and time are
taken. The results are recorded on a graph.
Which temperature corresponds to 0 °C?

7 The diagrams show a bimetallic strip when it is at room temperature and after it has
been cooled.

The change in shape occurs because

A brass contracts more than invar. B brass expands when it cools
down.
C invar and brass contract by equal amounts. D invar contracts more than brass.
8 Fillings in teeth should be made from a material which
A expands more than the tooth when heated.
B expands by the same amount as the tooth when heated.
C expands less than the tooth when heated.
D does not expand when heated.
9 A substance that is originally a solid is heated strongly for some time.
At one stage, the energy given to the substance is used as latent heat of
vaporisation.

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At this stage, what change does the energy cause?

A It breaks the bonds holding the molecules together. Molecules escape from the
liquid.
B It breaks the bonds holding the molecules together. The solid becomes liquid.
C It makes the molecules move faster but there is still a strong attraction between
them.
D It makes the molecules move faster and so the temperature rises.
10 What happens when a metal bar is heated?
A The distance between the molecules increases, making the bar longer.
B The molecules get larger, making the bar longer.
C The molecules vibrate more quickly, making the bar denser.
D The speed of the molecules increases, making the bar thinner.
Part-II: Structured Questions [Total score : 20]
1 (a) State what is meant by the thermal expansion of a solid.
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(b) Fig. 1.1 shows a metal rim and a wheel. The inside diameter of the metal rim is
slightly smaller than the diameter of the wheel. When heated and placed over the
wheel, the rim fits easily.

Fig. 1.1
(i) Describe what happens to the distance between atoms in the rim and to the
motion
of these atoms when the rim is being heated.
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(ii) Explain why the metal rim will now fit tightly on the wheel when in everyday use.
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2 A person running in a race generates, on average, 800 J of heat energy every
second. Half of this heat energy is lost from the body by the evaporation of water.
(a) Explain, in terms of molecules, how the loss of water by evaporation cools the
body.

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(b) Calculate the mass of water evaporated from the body in a 2 hour race.
The specific latent heat of vaporisation of water is 2.25 x 106 J/kg.

mass = ……………………… [4]

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3 Liquid air contains a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen.
The boiling point of nitrogen is –196 °C and the boiling point of oxygen is –183 °C.
A sample of liquid air in a beaker is allowed to warm up slowly.
Fig. 3.1 shows how the reading of a thermometer in the beaker varies with time t.

Fig. 3.1
(a) Describe the two changes of state that occur and state when they occur.
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(b) The liquid air contains 200 g of liquid oxygen and 800 g of liquid nitrogen.
The specific heat capacity of liquid oxygen is 1.7 J / (g °C) and the specific heat
capacity of liquid nitrogen is 2.0 J / (g °C).
Calculate the thermal energy needed to warm the liquid from –205 °C to −196 °C.
State the formula that you use in your calculation.

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energy = ................................................ [4]

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