Quantity of Heat

Topic Objectives

By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• Define heat capacity and specific heat capacity;
• Determine experimentally specific heat capacity of solids and liquids;
• Define specific latent heat of fusion and specific latent heat of vaporization;
• Determine experimentally the specific latent heat of fusion of ice and the specific latent heat of vaporization of steam;
• State the factors affecting melting point and boiling point;
• Explain the functioning of a pressure cooker and a refrigerator;
• Solve problems involving quantity of heat.