An iron plate 2cm thick has a cross-sectional area of 4000cm2. One face is 160°C and the other (a) is at 130°C. If heat passes through the plate each second equals 40 kJ, calculate the thermal conductivity of iron. An electric heater supplies 13500 J of heat energy to a metal block of mass 500g. The (b) temperature of the block rises from 20°C to 80°C during the heating process. Assuming that very little heat is lost from the block during the heating process, what is the specific heat capacity of the metal?
Energy transfer
The flow of energy from one region to another region is referred to as energy transfer. Since energy is quantitative; it must be transferred to a body or a material to work or to heat the system.
Molar Specific Heat
Heat capacity is the amount of heat energy absorbed or released by a chemical substance per the change in temperature of that substance. The change in heat is also called enthalpy. The SI unit of heat capacity is Joules per Kelvin, which is (J K-1)
Thermal Properties of Matter
Thermal energy is described as one of the form of heat energy which flows from one body of higher temperature to the other with the lower temperature when these two bodies are placed in contact to each other. Heat is described as the form of energy which is transferred between the two systems or in between the systems and their surrounding by the virtue of difference in temperature. Calorimetry is that branch of science which helps in measuring the changes which are taking place in the heat energy of a given body.
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