1.7.4 · HinglishThermodynamics

Specific heat capacity — calorimetry

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1.7.4 · Physics › Thermodynamics


WHAT — Definitions


WHY core formula aisa kyun dikhta hai


HOW calorimetry kaam karti hai — principle of mixtures

Figure — Specific heat capacity — calorimetry

Forecast-then-Verify


Worked examples


Steel-manned mistakes


Recall Feynman: ek 12-saal ke bachche ko samjhao

Socho do buckets ko same stove par garam kar rahe ho — ek mein paani, ek mein sand. Sand jaldi hot ho jaata hai; paani mein bahut time lagta hai. Paani temperature change karne mein "lazy" hai; woh bahut saari heat store kar sakta hai bina zyada garam hue. Woh laziness hi uski specific heat capacity hai. Ab hot sand ko thande paani mein sealed thermos mein daalo: sand thanda padta hai aur paani garam hota hai jab tak dono beech mein na mil jaayein. Sand jo heat deta hai woh exactly paani jo heat leta hai ke barabar hai — kuch bhi bahar nahi jaata. Woh exchange hi calorimetry hai, aur yeh humein hidden numbers nikalne mein madad karta hai jaise metal ki specific heat.


Flashcards

Specific heat capacity kya measure karta hai?
1 kg substance ka temperature 1 K badhane ke liye chahiye heat; units J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹.
Heat–temperature equation batao.
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aur kyun hai?
Do guna mass = do guna atoms ko heat karna; do guna rise = do guna energy add karna.
mein °C kyun use kar sakte hain K ki jagah?
Yeh temperature ka difference use karta hai; 1 °C ka gap 1 K ke gap ke barabar hai.
Calorimetry ka principle batao.
Insulated system mein, hot body ki heat lost = cold body ki heat gained (energy conservation).
Do-body mixture ka final temperature?
— ek heat-capacity-weighted average.
Heat capacity aur specific heat mein kya fark hai?
, poore object ke liye (J K⁻¹); per kg hai.
Water equivalent kya hai?
Paani ka woh mass jo same ke liye same heat le: .
Calorimetry mein common omission jo results bigaad deti hai?
Yeh bhool jaana ki calorimeter cup bhi heat absorb karta hai; uska add karo.
Kya dono starting temperatures ke beech mein hona zaroori hai?
Haan — yeh weighted average hai; bahar hona matlab sign error hai.

Connections

Concept Map

times mass

compare to water

combine

combine

constant in

in insulated cup

applied to each body

set equal

solve for Tf

weights the

Specific heat c

Heat capacity C

Water equivalent w

Q proportional to m

Q proportional to dT

Q = m c dT

Energy conservation

Heat lost = heat gained

m1 c1 T1-Tf = m2 c2 Tf-T2

Tf weighted average