Specific Heat Capacity

• Method for Specific Heat Capacity?

  1. Set up the apparatus by placing a small beaker inside the larger beaker
  2. Fill the small beaker with boiling water from a kettle
  3. Place a piece of cardboard over the beakers as a lid. It should have a hole suitable for a thermometer and place it through this hole and into the water
  4. Record the temperature of the water and start the stopwatch
  5. Record the temperature of the water every 2 minutes for 20 minutes, or until the water reaches room temperature
  6. Repeat the experiment, recording the mean
• Independent Variable (specific heat capacity)

  Time/s
• Dependent Variable (specific heat capacity)

  Temperature
• Control Variables (specific heat capacity)

  • volume of water
  • starting temperature of water
  • thickness of each material