P1 Homework
P1 Homework
P1 Homework
Ice,
at its melting point, is added to the water to reduce the water temperature to the freezing
point. The specific latent heat of fusion for ice is L . What is the minimum mass of ice that is
required?
17mc 17mL
A. C.
L c
290mc 290mL
B. D.
L c
2. The graph shows the variation with time t of the temperature T of two samples, X and Y.
X and Y have the same mass and are initially in the solid phase. Thermal energy is being
provided to X and Y at the same constant rate.
T
X
What is the correct comparison of the specific latent heats LX and L Y and specific heat capacities in
the liquid phase c X and c Y of X and Y?
A. LX > L Y cX > c Y
B. LX > L Y cX < c Y
C. LX < L Y cX > c Y
D. LX < L Y cX < c Y
Which expression gives the energy needed for this change to occur?
A. 55 m c w + m L
B. 55 m c i + 5 m L
C. 5 m c i + 50 m c w + m L
D. 5 m c i + 50 m c w + 5 m L
4. Two flasks P and Q contain an ideal gas and are connected with a tube of negligible volume
compared to that of the flasks. The volume of P is twice the volume of Q.
P Q
1
A.
8
1
B.
4
C. 4
D. 8
5. A substance changes from the solid phase to the gas phase without becoming a liquid and
without a change in temperature.
What is true about the internal energy of the substance and the total intermolecular potential
energy of the substance when this phase change occurs?
A. increases no change
B. no change no change
C. increases increases
D. no change increases
6. A container holds 20 g of argon-40 ( 40
18 Ar) and 40 g of neon-20 ( 10 Ne).
20
B. 0.5
C. 2
D. 4
7. Energy is transferred to water in a flask at a rate P. The water reaches boiling point and then P is
increased. What are the changes to the temperature of the water and to the rate of vaporization of
the water after the change?
A. increases unchanged
B. increases increases
C. unchanged unchanged
D. unchanged increases
8. An insulated tube is filled with a large number n of lead spheres, each of mass m. The tube is
inverted s times so that the spheres completely fall through an average distance L each time. The
temperature of the spheres is measured before and after the inversions and the resultant change
in temperature is ∆T.
tube
spheres
sgL
A.
nm∆T
sgL
B.
∆T
sgL
C.
n∆T
gL
D.
m∆T
9. Boiling water is heated in a 2 kW electric kettle. The initial mass of water is 0.4 kg. Assume the
specific latent heat of vaporization of water is 2 MJ kg–1.
A. 250 s
B. 400 s
C. 2500 s
D. 4000 s
10. The graph shows how the temperature of a liquid varies with time when energy is supplied
to the liquid at a constant rate P. The gradient of the graph is K and the liquid has a
specific heat capacity c.
temperature
0 time
P
A.
cK
PK
B.
c
Pc
C.
K
cK
D.
P
A. no units
B. k
C. k-1
D. k-2