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Latent heat
Specification references:
P3.2.3 Changes of heat and specific latent heat
M1a, M3b, M3c, M3d, M4a
Aims
In this worksheet, you will work through two worked examples designed to allow
you to improve your maths skills. The focus is on solving algebraic equations,
by substituting numbers into the equation and rearranging if needed.
Learning outcomes
After completing this activity you should be able to:
identify when to use latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporisation
apply the equation for latent heat
substitute numerical values into algebraic equations using appropriate units
solve algebraic equations.
Worked examples
1 Calculate the energy released when 100 g of steam condenses.
2 Calculate the mass of ice lost from an iceberg melting, if the energy supplied
was 835 000 000J.
Step 3 Rearrange the equation to make mass the subject of the equation.
Divide both sides of the equation by 334 000
835000000 mass 334000
334000 334000
2500 kg mass
Questions
1 Before freezers and fridges, people used to buy ice to keep their food cool. The
very rich even filled a special building called an icehouse to make sure they had
ice throughout the summer. Calculate how much energy is required to melt
a a 10 kg block of ice,
(2)
(2)
2 A jeweller melts 500 g of silver to pour into a mould. Calculate how much
energy was released as the silver solidified.
(2)
3 A container has 200 g of liquid oxygen in it. Calculate how much energy will be
required to evaporate all the oxygen, assuming it is at its boiling point.
(2)
4 A kettle fails to switch off and boils for 5 minutes, wasting 600 000 J of energy.
Calculate the mass of water lost during this time.
(3)
(3)
6 Calculate the mass of water you could evaporate from its boiling point with the
energy required to melt 800 g of silver from its melting point.
(5)