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1. A helium balloon's volume increases as it rises to higher altitudes where temperature and pressure decrease. The document presents calculations to determine the new volume of a balloon that rises from 30°C and 1.01x105 Pa to -10°C and 0.65x105 Pa. 2. The document examines differences between gases and liquids in terms of molecular structure. It also defines thermal energy and analyzes a graph showing the temperature of water heated at a constant rate over time. Calculations are shown to determine the boiling point of the water. 3. The document contains test questions and space for showing work related to concepts involving gas laws, properties of gases and liquids, heat transfer, specific

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Topic 3 Test - Paper 2

1. A helium balloon's volume increases as it rises to higher altitudes where temperature and pressure decrease. The document presents calculations to determine the new volume of a balloon that rises from 30°C and 1.01x105 Pa to -10°C and 0.65x105 Pa. 2. The document examines differences between gases and liquids in terms of molecular structure. It also defines thermal energy and analyzes a graph showing the temperature of water heated at a constant rate over time. Calculations are shown to determine the boiling point of the water. 3. The document contains test questions and space for showing work related to concepts involving gas laws, properties of gases and liquids, heat transfer, specific

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SPH3U5-01 Mr.

Llupo
Name: _____________________________________ Date: _______________________
Topic 3 Test – Paper 2
Knowledge: / Thinking/Inquiry: / Communication: /10 Application /10

1. A helium balloon has a volume of 0.25 m3 when it is released at ground level. The temperature is 30 0C and the pressure
1.01x105 Pa. The balloon reaches a height such that its temperature has fallen to –10 0C and its pressure to 0.65x105 Pa.
a) Calculate the new volume of the balloon.

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b) State two assumptions that must be made about the helium in the balloon.

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c) Calculate the numbers of the moles of helium in the balloon.

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2. Gases and liquids


a) Describe two differences, in terms of molecular structure, between a gas and a liquid.

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b) The temperature of an ideal gas is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of the gas. Explain why
the average kinetic energy is specified.

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c) Define thermal energy.

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d) Water is heated at a constant rate in a container that has negligible heat capacity. The container is thermally
insulated from the surroundings. The sketch-graph below shows the variation with time of the temperature of the
water.
temperature /  C

The following data are available:


A B
initial mass of water = 0.40 kg
initial temp of water = 20C
rate at which water is heated = 320 W
specific heat capacity of water = 4.2  103 J kg–1C−1

20
0 420 time / s
(i) State the reason why the temperature is constant in the region AB.

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(ii) Calculate the temperature  at which the water starts to boil.

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e) All the water is boiled away 2.9  103 s after it first starts to boil. Determine a value for the specific latent heat L of
vaporization of water.

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