Physics Chapter 4

Question	Answer
Temperature	DEGREE of hotness of an object.
Thermometric property	PHYSICAL PROPERTY of a substance which is sensitive to and varies linearly with the temperature change
Thermal equilibrium	A STATE when heat transfer between the two objects are equal and the net rate of heat transfer between the two objects are zero
Heat capacity	Amount of HEAT ENERGY required to raise its temperature by 1°C
Specific heat capacity	Amount of HEAT ENERGY required to produce 1°C or rise in temperature in a mass of 1 kg
Latent heat	HEAT ABSORBED OR RELEASED at a constant temperature during change of phase.
Specific latent heat of fusion	Amount of HEAT ENERGY required to change 1 kg of a substance from solid state to liquid
Specific latent heat of vapourisation	Amount of HEAT ENERGY required to change 1 kg of a substance from liquid state to gas
Boyle’s Law	PRESSURE is INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL to its VOLUME when TEMPERATURE is kept CONSTANT
Charles' Law	VOLUME of gas is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL to its absolute TEMPERATURE when VOLUME is kept CONSTANT
Pressure Law	PRESSURE of gas is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL to its absolute TEMPERATURE when VOLUME is kept CONSTANT
Ice Point	Temperature of pure melting ice
Steam Point	Temperature of water steam that is boiling under standard atmospheric pressure

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