Question 1
What does heat capacity describe?
Question 2
Which equation is used to calculate heat absorbed or released when a substance changes temperature without changing phase?
Question 3
In calorimetry, what does the sign of $q$ for a system tell you?
Question 4
A $50.0\,\mathrm{g}$ sample of water has a specific heat capacity of about $4.18\,\mathrm{J/(g\cdot ^{\circ}C)}$. What does that mean?
Question 5
In a coffee-cup calorimeter, a reaction causes the temperature of the solution to increase. What can be concluded about the reaction?