MODULE 3

HEAT

CHAPTER 4
(HEAT)
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1.

Which of the following statements about heat is not true?

A. It is the energy that flows from a hot region to a cold region.
B. It is the internal energy of a body.
C. It is the degree of hotness of a body.

2.

Which of the following statements is not true about two bodies in thermal
equilibrium?
A. There is no net flow of heat between the two bodies.
B. The two bodies have the same temperature
C. There is no transfer of heat between the two bodies,

3.

Which of the following statement about lower-fixed- point in calibration of a

thermometer is not true?
A. It is equal to zero degrees Celsius (C).
B. It is equal to 0 K.
C. It is the temperature in which pure ice melts at standard atmospheric

4.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of mercury used in a liquid-in-glass

thermometer?
A.
B.
C.
D.

5.

It does not wet glass.

It is opaque to light.
It has a high boiling point.
It has a large specific heat capacity.

Which of the following methods is a method that can increase the sensitivity of
a mercury thermometer?
A. Decrease the bore diameter of the capillary tube.
B. Increase the diameter of the bulb of the thermometer so that it can
C. Increase the length of the thermometer.

6.

Specific heat capacity of a substance is

A. the heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by
one degree Celsius.
B. the heat energy required to change 1 kg of the substance from solid to liquid at
constant temperature.
C. the heat energy required to change 1 kg of the substance from liquid to gas at
constant temperature

7.

An object has a heat capacity of 750 JK-1. How much heat energy is needed to

raise the temperature of the object by 40 C ?

A. 30 kJ

B. 75 kJ

C. 100 kJ

D. 220 kJ

8. Specffic latent heat of fusion of a substance is

A. the amount of heat required to change 1 kg of the substance from the solid phase to the
liquid phase at constant temperature.
B. the amount of heat required to change 1 kg of the substance from the liquid phase to the
gaseous phase at constant temperature.
C. the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 1 C.
D. the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 100 C

9.

When a substance is heated

A it gets hot quickly if it has a high specific heat capacity
B it gets hot quickly if it has a low specific heat capacity
C it gets hot slowly if it has a low specific heat capacity

10. Which of the following is the reason for using water as a coolant in the radiator of a car engine?
A. Water is colourless.
B. Water has a high specific heat capacity.
C. Water is a conductor of electricity.
D. Water is a good solvent.

11. The diagram

into a cooler
Thermal equilibrium is reached when

above shows a hot metal sphere being lowered

water.

A. temperature of sphere > temperature of water

B. temperature of sphere < temperature of water
C. temperature of sphere = temperature of water.

12. The diagram shows two objects X and Y in thermal contact. There is a net flow of heat
from X to Y. This is because
A.
B.
C.
D.
13.

The specific heat capacity of X is higher than the specific heat capacity of Y.
The heat capacity of X is higher than the heat capacity of Y.
The mass of X is higher than the mass of Y.
The temperature of X is higher than the temperature of Y.

400 g of water at 80 C is poured into a cup containing 200 g of water at 50 C. Assuming

no heat is lost to the cup and surrounding, what is the final temperature of the mixture?
A. 55C

B. 60C

C. 65C

D. 70C

E. 75C

14. The volume of a gas in a vessel is 400 cm3. The gas is compressed at constant
temperature until the pressure of the gas is doubled. What is the final volume of the gas?
A. 100 cm3

B. 600 cm3

C. 200cm3

D. 800cm3

15 A gas at a pressure of 120 kPa and a volume of 400 cm3 is expanded at constant temperature
to a volume of 600 cm3. What is its final pressure?
A. l8O kPa

B. 120 kPa

C. 8OkPa

D. 4OkPa

16. The diagram above

from liquid to solid.
Which section of
naphthalene in equilibrium?
A. PQ

B. QR

shows the cooling curve of naphthalene

the graph shows solid and liquid

C. RS

D. PQ and RS

17. A neon gas in a cylinder is heated from 27 C at constant volume so that the pressure of the
gas is tripled. What is the final temperature of the gas?

A. 54C

B. 81C

C. 627C

D.

900C

18. An air bubble of volume 5 cm3 is produced by a diver at a depth of 6 m. What is the volume
of the air bubble when it reaches a point which is 3 m below the water surface?
[Assume the atmospheric pressure is equivalent to 10 m of water]
A 5.25 cm3

B5.58 cm3

C 5.81 cm3

D 6.15 cm3

19. Calculate the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 0.8 kg of copper from
35C to 60C.
(Specific heat capacity of copper = 400 J kg-1 C-1)
A. 6kJ

B. 8kJ

C. 11.2kJ

D. l2kJ

E. 19.2kJ

20. Heat energy is supplied at the same rate to 250 g of water and 250 g of ethanol. The
temperature of the ethanol rises faster. This is because the ethanol
A. is denser than water
B. is less dense than water
21.

C. has a larger specific heat capacity than water

D. has a smaller specific heat capacity than water

The melting point and the boiling point of substance P are 45C and 120C respectively.
Which of the following shows the correct states of substance P at 38C and 120C?

A
B
C
D

At 38C
Solid
Liquid
Solid
Solid and liquid

At 120C
Liquid and gas
Liquid and gas
Gas
Gas

22. The diagram above is a temperature-time graph for substance Y which is heated.

Explain the observation as indicated by QR on the graph.

A Substance Y is being heated up.
B Substance Y is boiling at its boiling point.
C Substance Y undergoes a chemical change.
D Substance Y is melting at its melting point.
23. When a liquid is heated, its temperature will remain constant when the liquid starts to
A. melt

B. boil

C. condense

D. evaporate

24. There is no rise in temperature when latent heat is supplied to melt the ice. Which of the
following explains this observation?
A
B
C
D

Latent heat is used to exert pressure on molecules.

Latent heat is used to increase the vibrations of molecules.
Latent heat is used to increase the kinetic energy of molecules.
Latent heat is used to overcome the attractive force between molecules.

25. The product of pressure and volume of a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature is
A. a variable

B.

equal to one

C.

a constant

D.

negative

Free response questions

1.

Explain what is meant by latent heat of vaporization.

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2.

State the changes that will take place when a fixed volume of a gas is heated slowly.
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3.

Freon is liquid used in refrigerators. What are the properties of Freon liquid that makes
it useful in refrigerators?
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4.

In the manufacture of cooking pots copper is preferred to iron. Explain this preference.
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5.

Explain what is meant by a specific heat capacity of 4200 JKg-10c-1.

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