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q = mct
Hello, stupid question but what are the units for each of these things?
q = kj?
m = g or kg?
c = JKg (little -1's after the K and g)
delta t = Kelvin or degrees?
q = kj?
m = g or kg?
c = JKg (little -1's after the K and g)
delta t = Kelvin or degrees?
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Reply 1
More accurately :
has units of joules .The base unit of mass is the kilogram - 1 gram is 10^-3 kg and you need to stick to this.
Units of would be kelvins obviously.
To get a consistent equation where the units on both sides must match up you would need c to have units of - you got the units of Q wrong to start off with.
has units of joules .The base unit of mass is the kilogram - 1 gram is 10^-3 kg and you need to stick to this.
Units of would be kelvins obviously.
To get a consistent equation where the units on both sides must match up you would need c to have units of - you got the units of Q wrong to start off with.
Reply 2
m is in kg.
delta t is in Kelvin.
c is in some really long crap that I can't be bothered to look up at the mo'!
delta t is in Kelvin.
c is in some really long crap that I can't be bothered to look up at the mo'!
Reply 3
c is the specific heat capacity of the liquid
also often youll need to convert that formula to delta H, which in case
and note: delta T can be in DEGREES, the change will be exactly the same
also often youll need to convert that formula to delta H, which in case
Unparseable latex formula:
will give you kjmol^-1\dfrac{mct}{moles \x 1000}
and note: delta T can be in DEGREES, the change will be exactly the same
Reply 4
Great, thanks guys!
But, in the question, it says the specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 JK(-1)g(-1)
In a situation like this, do I use the mass in g instead of in Kg?
But, in the question, it says the specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 JK(-1)g(-1)
In a situation like this, do I use the mass in g instead of in Kg?
Reply 5
mass should always be in grams
so itd be whatever x 10^3
for the heat capactiy, just stick the number in
so itd be whatever x 10^3
for the heat capactiy, just stick the number in
Reply 6
trance addict
mass should always be in grams
so itd be whatever x 10^3
for the heat capactiy, just stick the number in
so itd be whatever x 10^3
for the heat capactiy, just stick the number in
for the question I posted above, or for everything?
Reply 7
sorry just for that question above itd be mass x10^3 because you were given the amount in KG
Reply 9
trance addict
sorry just for that question above itd be mass x10^3 because you were given the amount in KG
gotcha. so basically I use whatever mass type is specified in the specific heat capacity?
Reply 10
Malsi101
sorry to protrude into this thread
just a quick question
i have multiple questions and answers from my teacher whereby none are converted into Kelvins-these are for reactions involving neutralisation
any guess as to why?
just a quick question
i have multiple questions and answers from my teacher whereby none are converted into Kelvins-these are for reactions involving neutralisation
any guess as to why?
because the change would be the same
20 - 30 degrees
273K to 283K
still a change of 10
Reply 11
BrightGirl
gotcha. so basically I use whatever mass type is specified in the specific heat capacity?
i think youre getting confused
q = mct
m = mass of liquid (so this would be in grams)
t = change in temperature
C is a specific constant to the liquid youre calculating energy for, e.g. for water itd be 4.2 J g^-1 K^-1, you just put the number into the formula in the exam.. infact you can do that for all 3 quantities, you only need to specifiy the unit for the end energy transferred which will always be in joules
Reply 13
trance addict
i think youre getting confused
q = mct
m = mass of liquid (so this would be in grams)
t = change in temperature
C is a specific constant to the liquid youre calculating energy for, e.g. for water itd be 4.2 J g^-1 K^-1, you just put the number into the formula in the exam.. infact you can do that for all 3 quantities, you only need to specifiy the unit for the end energy transferred which will always be in joules
q = mct
m = mass of liquid (so this would be in grams)
t = change in temperature
C is a specific constant to the liquid youre calculating energy for, e.g. for water itd be 4.2 J g^-1 K^-1, you just put the number into the formula in the exam.. infact you can do that for all 3 quantities, you only need to specifiy the unit for the end energy transferred which will always be in joules
yeah I think I am too
oh ok so they won't expect me to convert anything?
thanks for helping
Reply 14
BrightGirl
yeah I think I am too
oh ok so they won't expect me to convert anything?
thanks for helping
oh ok so they won't expect me to convert anything?
thanks for helping
c should just go straight in,
t should go straight in as well
g might need to be converted to grams
and then the energy is given in joules and may need to be converted depending on what they want, and np
Reply 15
trance addict
c should just go straight in,
t should go straight in as well
g might need to be converted
and then the energy is given in joules and may need to be converted depending on what they want, and np
t should go straight in as well
g might need to be converted
and then the energy is given in joules and may need to be converted depending on what they want, and np
great, thank you so much!
Reply 16
i'm not 100% sure if this is correct but apparently you didn't need the q=mct equation...
you were meant to use c and the other numbers they gave you, rearrange it in some way and you'd get delta S. So then you'd use the G=H - TS equation to work out the temperature...
I got a strange answer when I used q=mct, but my friend told me that they did what I said above and they got 63.9 or something.
I don't really know if that's correct, I just thought i'd put it out there
you were meant to use c and the other numbers they gave you, rearrange it in some way and you'd get delta S. So then you'd use the G=H - TS equation to work out the temperature...
I got a strange answer when I used q=mct, but my friend told me that they did what I said above and they got 63.9 or something.
I don't really know if that's correct, I just thought i'd put it out there
Original post by BrightGirl
Hello, stupid question but what are the units for each of these things?
q = kj?
m = g or kg?
c = JKg (little -1's after the K and g)
delta t = Kelvin or degrees?
q = kj?
m = g or kg?
c = JKg (little -1's after the K and g)
delta t = Kelvin or degrees?
Q is in Joules or KiloJoules depending on the units you use for C
m must be in Kilograms (unless your C is per gram)
C is in either JKg-1 OR KJKg-1
for T it is irrelevant as both have the same step size.
So it depends on the given units for C really what you should use for the others. though one would expect c to be per gram... so m would be grams.
The GOLDEN RULE s to be consistent with the units you use.
(edited 11 years ago)
Original post by BrightGirl
gotcha. so basically I use whatever mass type is specified in the specific heat capacity?
Yes. Or whatever else is specified in the specific heat capacity. What you really need, with the specific heat capacity, is the units for whatever value you're given. Then just make sure you are working with that value so that your units reduce down to the unit you want your final answer in.
Reply 19
Original post by Champagne Supernova
m is in kg.
delta t is in Kelvin.
c is in some really long crap that I can't be bothered to look up at the mo'!
delta t is in Kelvin.
c is in some really long crap that I can't be bothered to look up at the mo'!
gg fgt
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