1(a) Define specific heat capacity of a solid.

(b) How much heat is needed to raise the temperature of a block of copper ( weighing 0.5 kg)
from 0C to 100 C ? (for copper, c = 386 J / kg oC)
(c) Explain why the latent heat of vaporization of water is 13 times its latent heat of fusion.
(d) Sketch a cooling curve of water labeling the condensation and freezing point.
2. An aluminium electric kettle has a 1200 E heater and is filled with 1.5 kg of tap water. After
the power is switched on for 10 minutes, the temperature of the water rises from 25 C to 100 C
and the power is automatically cut-off. Assume heat loss to the surroundings.
(a) Find the thermal energy supplied by the 1200 W heater to boil the water.
(b) Find the energy gained by the tap water (specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg C).
(c) The principle of conservation of energy states that energy can only be converted from one
form to another. Give two reasons to account for the difference between the values (a) and (b).
(d) The aluminium kettle weighs 2kg and during the process, its temperature gained is 72 C.
If 117 900 J of energy is used to turn water into steam, find the specific heat capacity of
aluminium.
3. The diagram below shows a solar cooker which is used to heat food. A black cooking pot,
fitted with a lid and enclosed in a clear plastic bag, is placed in an L-shaped shell with silver
lining. The main features of the cooker are:
(1) the shiny interior wall of the cooker
(2) the black surface of the pot
(3) the L-shaped reflector shell.
(i)
Explain how these features help heat the food
efficiently.
(ii)
Explain why the lid on the pot helps to cook the
food more quickly.
(iii) The closed clear plastic bag traps a layer of air
around the pot. Explain how enclosing the cooker inside the
clear plastic bag aids faster cooking.
4 In terms of kinetic theory, explain briefly
(i) how evaporation takes place,
(ii) how evaporation causes a liquid to become cooler
(iii) why the rate of evaporation of a liquid increases when it is heated.

1(a) Define specific heat capacity of a solid.

(b) How much heat is needed to raise the temperature of a block of copper ( weighing 0.5 kg)
from 0C to 100 C ? (for copper, c = 386 J / kg oC)
(c) Explain why the latent heat of vaporization of water is 13 times its latent heat of fusion.
(d) Sketch a cooling curve of water labeling the condensation and freezing point.
2. An aluminium electric kettle has a 1200 E heater and is filled with 1.5 kg of tap water. After
the power is switched on for 10 minutes, the temperature of the water rises from 25 C to 100 C
and the power is automatically cut-off. Assume heat loss to the surroundings.
(a) Find the thermal energy supplied by the 1200 W heater to boil the water.
(b) Find the energy gained by the tap water (specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg C).
(c) The principle of conservation of energy states that energy can only be converted from one
form to another. Give two reasons to account for the difference between the values (a) and (b).
(d) The aluminium kettle weighs 2kg and during the process, its temperature gained is 72 C.
If 117 900 J of energy is used to turn water into steam, find the specific heat capacity of
aluminium.
3. The diagram below shows a solar cooker which is used to heat food. A black cooking pot,
fitted with a lid and enclosed in a clear plastic bag, is placed in an L-shaped shell with silver
lining. The main features of the cooker are:
(1) the shiny interior wall of the cooker
(2) the black surface of the pot
(3) the L-shaped reflector shell.
(i)
Explain how these features help heat the food
efficiently.
(ii)
Explain why the lid on the pot helps to cook the
food more quickly.
(iii) The closed clear plastic bag traps a layer of air
around the pot. Explain how enclosing the cooker inside the
clear plastic bag aids faster cooking.
4 In terms of kinetic theory, explain briefly
(i) how evaporation takes place,
(ii) how evaporation causes a liquid to become cooler
(iii) why the rate of evaporation of a liquid increases when it is heated.