Quick questions on Internal energy and specific heat capacity - OCR Gateway GCSE Physics A (P1)

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Calculate the energy needed to raise the temperature of

2.0\,\text{kg}

of water by

30\,^{\circ}\text{C}

. The specific heat capacity of water is

4200\,\text{J/kg}\,^{\circ}\text{C}

. [2 marks]

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Explain why the temperature does not change while a pure substance is melting. [2 marks]

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