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Date November 2009 Marks available 1 Reference code 09N.1.SL.TZ0.11
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
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Question

Tanya heats 100 g of a liquid with an electric heater which has a constant power output of 60 W. After 100 s the rise in temperature is 40 K. The specific heat capacity of the liquid in \({\text{J}}\,{\text{k}}{{\text{g}}^{ - 1}}{{\text{K}}^{ - 1}}\) is calculated from which of the following?

A.     \(\frac{{60 \times 100}}{{0.1 \times 40}}\)

B.     \(\frac{{60 \times 0.1}}{{40}}\)

C.     \(\frac{{0.1 \times 40}}{{60}}\)

D.     \(\frac{{60}}{{40}}\)

Markscheme

A

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 3: Thermal physics » 3.1 – Thermal concepts
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