Variable Names
Temp. Conversions
Units, units, units
Definitions
Heat Equation/Calorimetry
100
The variable for change in temperature.
delta T
100
The boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.
212
100
SI unit for temperature
degrees Celsius
100
The sum of all the kinetic energies of a sample's molecules.
thermal energy
100
The heat required to raise 30 g of water, 4 degrees Celsius.  (specific heat of water is 4.18 J/gC).  
502 J
200
The variable for mass.
m
200
The freezing point of water in Kelvin
273 K
200
SI unit for heat
Joule
200
amount of energy required to increase 1 g 1 degree Celsius
specific heat
200
The mass of a sample of lead having a specific heat of 0.16 J/gC.  When it absorbs 2000 J of heat it changes its temperature 30 deg Celsius.
417 g
300
The variable for final temperature.
Tf
300
Human body temperature in Celsius
37
300
Unit for specific heat
J/gC or cal/gC
300
When two things in thermal contact reach the same temperatures
thermal equilibrium
300
According to the data below, which substance requires the most energy to increase it's temperature 20 degrees C?

aluminum - 0.9 J/gC
steel - 0. 5 J/gC
brass - 0.4 J/gC
lead - 0.2 J/gC

Aluminum
400
The variable for heat.
Q
400
The Celsius temperature equal to 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
7.2 degrees Celsius
400
An energy unit used to measure electricity
kW-hr (kilowatt-hour)
400
An indirect measurement of the average KE ofmolecules of a sample.
temperature
400
The specific heat of a metal using the data below received from a calorimetry experiment:

Mass of metal: 35 g
Initial temp of metal: 100 deg C
Mass of water:85 g
Initial temp of water: 20 deg C
Final temp of water and metal: 23 deg C


0.4 J/gC
500
The variable for specific heat.
c
500
The Fahrenheit temperature equal to 200 degrees Celsius.
392 degrees Fahrenheit
500
A unit of food energy
Calorie (capital C)
500
The lowest possible temperature where molecules lose all available kinetic energy.
absolute zero
500
The mass of a cold water sample put in a calorimeter given the following information:

Mass of hot water:  43 g
Initial temp of hot water 353 K
Initial temp of cold water 300 K
Final temp of water mixture in calorimeter:  310 K


185 g
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