A piece of iron of mass 2.0 kg has a heat capacity of 966 J K-1. Find
A piece of iron of mass 2.0 kg has a heat capacity of 966 J K-1. Find

(i) Heat energy needed to warm it by 15oC, and

(ii) Its specific heat capacity in S.I unit.

Solution:

(i) We know that the heat energy required is given by the product of heat capacity and the change in temperature. Therefore, the heat energy required to raise the temperature by 150 C becomes –

Heat energy = 966 J K-1 × 15 K = 14490 J

(ii) We know that the expression for Specific heat capacity is

Specific heat capacity = heat capacity / mass of substance = 966 / 2

therefore, Specific heat capacity = 483 J kg-1 K-1