Thermochemistry Problems

q = mcT
q = mHfusion
q = mHvaporization

Heat of Fusion of Water

333.6 J/g
Heat of Vaporization of
Water 2260 J/g

Specific Heat Capacity of

Water
4.18 J/g*K

1.

How much energy will be required to

a) melt 5.62 grams of ice at 0C
b) boil 43.89 grams of water at 100C

2.

Determine the amount of energy, in Joules, that is needed to raise 20.0 g of water
from 16.8C to 39.2C.

3.

A sample of water was heated from 12C to 89C. A calorimeter measured the energy
added to be 250 Joules. How many grams of water is in the sample?

4.

Determine the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 3.21 grams of
liquid water by 4.0C.

5.

Determine the energy required to cool 456.0 grams of water at 90C to 25C.

6.

How much energy must be absorbed by 20.0 g of water to increase its

from 20.0 C to 78.0 C?

temperature

7.

How much energy is required to heat 120.0 g of water from 2.0 C to 24.0 C?

8.

How much heat (in kJ) is given out when 85.0 g of lead cools from 200.0 C to
C? (Cp of lead = 0.129 J/g C)

10.0

9.

If it takes 41.72 joules to heat a piece of gold weighing 18.69 g from 10.0 C to
C, what is the specific heat of the gold?

27.0