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Thermal Physics

CAT 1 (18/5/2024)

Constants

i) cice= 2.077 J/g oC, Lf ice=333 J/g), 1 calorie = 4.184 joules

ii) a and b constants for Oxygen 1.36atmL2/mol2 and 0.0318L/Mol, respectively

iii) Ideal gas constant R=0.08206 L.atm/Mol.K

1. Define the following terms

i) Thermal Heat (1 mark)

ii) Triple point of water (1 mark)

iii) Calorimetry (1 mark)

2. Find the energy (J) required to heat 40.5g of ice at –20oC to water at 0.0 oC. (5 marks)

3. How many Calories (nutritional) will you burn by drinking 1.0L of water, initially at 36.5 oF (standard

refrigeration temperature)? Assume that the body must expend energy to heat the water to body

temperature at 98.6oF. (5 marks)

4. State two assumptions of Kinetic theory of Gases (2 marks)

5. Calculate the pressure exerted by 0.35 mole of oxygen gas in a volume of 6.5L at 32oC using

(a) the ideal gas equation and (2 marks)

(b) van der Waals equation (3 marks)

6. (i)State two modes heat transfer (2 marks)

(ii) A steel railroad track has a length of 30.0m when the temperature is 0.0°C. What is its length when

the temperature is 50.0°C? (3 marks)

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