Heat, Gas Laws, and Energy
Syllabus and Handouts for this unit: Calendar | Handouts
Assessments: 13.1 - Gas Laws | 13.2 - Boltzmann's Equation | 14.1 - Heat and Calorimetry
IB8.1 Energy Production | IB8.2 Radiative Heat Transfer
Labs: Absolute Zero Lab
Answers to: IB Heat and Energy Questions Study for the: Semester 2 Final
Skip to: Chapter 14 | VF 15F&F1
13A. Understand the basics of kinetic theory, and thermal expansion.
13B. Understand the various temperature scales, and be able to convert between them.
13C. Calculate RMS velocities in an ideal gas using Boltzmann's equation.
(You will be able to calculate the speed of the particles of an ideal gas. We won't have a test over this, but it is on the IB test potentially)
13D. Understand the basics of Maxwellian speed distributions for an ideal gas, and the limitations of the ideal gas law.
13F. Solve problems using the ideal gas law PV = nRT.
13G. Solve problems with the combined gas law PV/nT = PV/nT.
Chapter 14:
14A. Understand the old caloric model, and Joule's discovery.
14B. Understand specific heat, and how to calculate heat using Q = mcT.
Whiteboards:
Be sure to look at the last example - it is on the test and the skill set.
14C. Calculate heat needed for phase changes using Q = mL.
14D. Interpret phase change graphs and derive latent heat and specific heat.
Phase Change Graphs:
Boiling and Melting Point:
Latent Heats from Graphs:
Specific Heats from Graphs:
14E. Solve calorimetry problems.
Solving for c or m in a calorimetry problem:
Solving for the final temperature:
Bomb Calorimetry:
14F. Understand the 4 basic methods of heat transfer.
Conduction:
Convection:
Evaporation:
Radiation:
14G. Solve problems with thermal conduction
14H. Understand and solve problems with evaporation and convection as a method of heat transfer.
14I. Understand Black Body Radiation and the Wien Displacement law.
14J. Solve problems with radiative heat transfer.
14K. Solve problems with Albedo.
14L. Understand the greenhouse effect.
IB Energy
15F. Understand how we use energy: Energy sources and transformations
15F1. Understand how we produce and transform energy.
0. Energy Density Calculations.
1. Heating Water
2. Thermal Power Generation
3. Wind Turbines
4. Pumped Energy Storage
5. Solar Energy