Q8
a) Define (i) Specific Heat Capacity, (ii) Specific Latent
Heat.
b) 500g of water at temperature of 15°C is placed in a
freezer. The freezer has a power rating of 100W and is 80%
efficient.
(i) Calculate the energy required to convert the water into
ice at a temperature of -20°C.
(ii) How much energy is removed every second from the air in
the freezer?
(iii) How long will it take the water to reach a temperature
of -20°C?
(iiii) Explain the process that cools the air in the
freezer.
(v) The freezer causes the room temperature to rise. Explain
why.
Specific heat capacity of ice =2100J kg-1K-1; Specific heat
capacity of water
=4180J kg-1K-1; Specific latent heat of fusion of water =
3.3x105Jkg-1