Understanding Specific Heat Capacity

If a metal has a specific heat capacity of 500 J/kg°C, what does this indicate?

Which formula correctly relates energy transferred (Q), mass (m), specific heat capacity (c), and temperature change (ΔT)?

If you double the mass of a substance while keeping the specific heat capacity and temperature change constant, how does the energy transferred change?

You have equal masses of aluminum and copper, both at the same initial temperature. If the same amount of energy is added to each, which metal will experience a greater temperature increase? (Specific heat capacity of aluminum: 910 J/kg°C, copper: 390 J/kg°C)

Which of the following requires the least amount of energy to raise its temperature by 1°C, assuming all samples have a mass of 1 kg? (Specific heat capacities: brass: 380 J/kg°C, copper: 390 J/kg°C, iron: 460 J/kg°C, aluminum: 910 J/kg°C)

If 1000 J of energy is added to 1 kg of copper and 1 kg of iron, which will have the higher final temperature, assuming they both start at the same temperature? (Specific heat capacity of copper: 390 J/kg°C, iron: 460 J/kg°C)

To heat 2 kg of water from 20°C to 50°C, you need a certain amount of energy. If you instead have 4 kg of water and heat it from 20°C to 50°C, how will the energy required change?

Calculate the energy transferred when 2 kg of copper is heated from 25°C to 75°C. (Specific heat capacity of copper: 390 J/kg°C)

If the same amount of energy is applied to 1 kg of aluminum and 1 kg of iron, which will experience a greater temperature change? (Specific heat capacities: aluminum: 910 J/kg°C, iron: 460 J/kg°C)

How much energy is required to raise the temperature of 5 kg of iron by 10°C? (Specific heat capacity of iron: 460 J/kg°C)

What is the specific heat capacity of a 2 kg material if it requires 4000 J of energy to raise its temperature by 5°C?

If the temperature of a 3 kg sample of brass increases by 8°C after the addition of 9120 J of energy, what is the specific heat capacity of brass?

A 5 kg piece of metal requires 11,500 J of heat to raise its temperature from 20°C to 25°C. What is the specific heat capacity of the metal?

If 5000 J of energy are applied to 2 kg of a substance, and its temperature rises by 10°C, what is the substance's specific heat capacity?

You have 1 kg each of aluminum, brass, copper and iron. If you supply 500 J of energy to each, which will have the largest temperature increase? (Specific heat capacities: aluminum: 910, brass: 380, copper: 390, iron: 460, all in J/kg°C)

How much energy is required to heat 3 kg of water from 20°C to 80°C, given that the specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg°C?

If you want to heat 1 kg of copper from 20°C to 50°C, how would the amount of energy required change if you instead heated 2 kg of copper from 20°C to 35°C? (Specific heat capacity of copper = 390 J/kg°C)

You have two blocks of iron; Block A with a mass of 1 kg and Block B with a mass of 3 kg. If both blocks initially have the same temperature and the same amount of energy is added to each block, which block will have the larger final temperature?

A metal has a specific heat capacity of 450 J/kg°C. If 2250 J of energy is applied to a 3 kg sample of this metal, by how much will its temperature rise?

Brass has a specific heat capacity of 380 J/kg°C. Find the amount of energy in Joules that needs to be transfered into 5 kg of Brass in order to raise its temperature 2°C