IB skill practice

Use specific heat capacity and latent heat

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Latent heat energy

Ice of mass \(0.4\,\text{kg}\) melts in a piston gas investigation. Use \(L_f=334000\,\text{J kg}^{-1}\). Calculate the energy required. Use the diagram first, then calculate the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.