Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium

Practice Questions

AP Physics 2 › Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium

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Which of the following best defines the zeroth law of thermodynamics in variable form?

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How much energy does it take to raise of water by ?

3

Suppose that a copper bar long is raised from a temperature of to . If the coefficient of thermal expansion for copper is , what is the final length of the bar?

4

of ethanol is at a temperature of and of methanol is at a temperature of . If the two gases are in an isolated system together and allowed to transfer heat between each other, at which temperature will they reach thermal equilibrium?

5

The heat capacity for any given material is defined as the amount of heat that must be added to that material in order to increase its temperature by . However, the heat capacity for any given material can be measured under different conditions, such as constant pressure or constant volume.

How would the heat capacity for a material at constant volume differ from the heat capacity for that same material at constant pressure?

6

of energy is applied to an aluminum rod of unknown mass. Its temperature goes from to . What is the mass of the rod?

7

You have of water in a container above a burner. If of energy is put into the container (assume all of it goes into the water), and the specific heat of water is , how much did the water's temperature rise?

8

You have of an unknown metal. If, after adding of energy to it, its temperature raises by , what is the metal's specific heat?

9

What happens when an ideal gas is adiabatically compressed?

10

Ana is holding onto an ice cube. Why does it melt in her hand?

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