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Date May 2016 Marks available 1 Reference code 16M.1.SL.TZ0.10
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Question number 10 Adapted from N/A

Question

A substance is heated at constant power. The graph shows how the temperature T of the substance varies with time t as the state of the substance changes from liquid to gas.

 

 

What can be determined from the graph?

A. The specific heat capacity of the gas is smaller than the specific heat capacity of the liquid.

B. The specific heat capacity of the gas is larger than the specific heat capacity of the liquid.

C. The specific latent heat of fusion of the substance is less than its specific latent heat of vaporization.

D. The specific latent heat of fusion of the substance is larger than its specific latent heat of vaporization.

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

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