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What is heat?
Think about how energy moves from hotter to colder objects.
Name one way heat can be transferred.
Consider the ways we feel warmth around us.
What is heat?
Recall the basic definition of heat.
True or False: Heat flows from a cooler object to a hotter object.
Think about the direction in which heat flows.
A pot of water on a stove has an initial temperature of 20°C. If it takes 5 minutes to reach 80°C, what amount of heat is absorbed if the specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J/g°C?
Use the specific heat formula carefully.
A metal block at 100°C is placed in 200 g of water at 20°C. What will be the final temperature of the system when thermal equilibrium is reached, given the specific heat capacities of the materials involved?
Consider heat lost by metal equals heat gained by water!
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