Chapter 13: The Heat Is On Flashcards
What is energy?
The ability to do work
What is work?
The application of a force to move an object over a distance
What is energy that is exchanged because of a difference in temperature or a change in phase?
Heat
What is the amount of heat required to raise 1 g of water 1°C?
calorie
1 Calorie (food)=_____ calories (chemistry)
1000
1 calorie=_____J
4.148
What is the amount of heat it takes to raise a specific mass of a substance to 1°C?
Specific heat capacity
What is the specific heat capacity of water?
4.184 (J/g•C)
What is the equation for energy loses and gains?
q= m•c•delta•T
What is latent heat?
The amount of heat, absorbed or released by substance during a phase change
What equation relates latent heat to the mass of a substance going through phase transition?
q=m•L