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Specific Heat Capacity Worksheet

The document is a worksheet containing 9 multiple choice questions regarding heat capacity and thermodynamic properties of ideal gases. Specifically: - Question 1 asks for the SI base unit for specific heat capacity. - Question 2 provides information on the molar heat capacities of ideal gases at constant volume and pressure and asks for the ratio between them. - Question 3 provides data on the ratio of molar heat capacities for hydrogen gas at different temperatures and asks which property changes and which remains constant. - The remaining questions ask about relationships between heat capacities, work done on gases, determining heat capacity values from graphs or data, and calculating specific heat capacity values given additional information about an ideal gas.

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Specific Heat Capacity Worksheet

The document is a worksheet containing 9 multiple choice questions regarding heat capacity and thermodynamic properties of ideal gases. Specifically: - Question 1 asks for the SI base unit for specific heat capacity. - Question 2 provides information on the molar heat capacities of ideal gases at constant volume and pressure and asks for the ratio between them. - Question 3 provides data on the ratio of molar heat capacities for hydrogen gas at different temperatures and asks which property changes and which remains constant. - The remaining questions ask about relationships between heat capacities, work done on gases, determining heat capacity values from graphs or data, and calculating specific heat capacity values given additional information about an ideal gas.

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Question 1

What is the base S.I. unit for specific heat capacity?

A. m s-1 K-1

B. m s-2 K-1

C. m2 s-1 K-1

D. m2 s-2 K-1

Question 2

The molar heat capacity of an ideal gas at constant volume, CV ,m is aR where a is a constant and R
is the molar gas constant. The molar heat capacity of the gas at constant pressure is C p ,m . The ratio
C p,m
of the gas is
CV ,m

A. a + 1

B. a − 1

a +1
C.
a

a
D.
a −1

Question 3
C p,m
The ratio for hydrogen gas is 1.67 at 30 K but is 1.40 at 300 K.
CV ,m

When the temperature increases

A. C p ,m remains constant but CV ,m increases.

B. C p ,m decreases but CV ,m remains constant.

C. C p ,m decreases but CV ,m increases.

D. both C p ,m and CV ,m increase by the same value.


Question 4

The heat capacity of an ideal gas at constant pressure is higher than its heat capacity at constant
volume because when the gas is allowed to expand

A. the gas molecules rotate more easily.

B. the gas molecules move with higher speeds.

C. work must be done against the external pressure.

D. work must be done against the intermolecular forces.

Question 5

At room temperature, the molar heat capacity at constant pressure of a diatomic ideal gas in terms of
R , the molar gas constant is

7
A. R
2

B. 3R

5
C. R
2

1
D. R
2
Question 6

The graph represents the variation of the internal energy U with temperature T when 5 moles of an
ideal gas is heated at constant volume.

U/J

0 T
b
What is the molar heat capacity at constant volume for the gas?
a
A.
b
b
B.
5a
ab
C.
10
a
D.
5b

Question 7

The ratio of the principal molar heat capacities for an ideal gas is 1.40. If 29.1 J of heat is needed to
increase the temperature of 1 mole of the gas by 1 K at constant pressure, then the molar heat
capacity of the gas at constant volume is

A. 0.05 J mol -1 K -1

B. 20.8 J mol -1 K -1

C. 40.7 J mol -1 K -1

D. 407.4 J mol -1 K -1
Question 8

The internal energy U per mole of an ideal gas at various temperatures are as shown in the table:

θ /o C 0 28 45 55
U / J mol −1
5672 6253 6606 6814

a) Find the molar heat capacity at constant volume of the gas.

b) Calculate the ratio of the principal molar heat capacities of the gas.

Question 9

The ratio of the principal molar heat capacities of an ideal gas is 1.40. Calculate the values of C p ,m
and CV ,m for the gas. ( R = 8.31 J mol −1 K −1 )

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