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Physics
Practicals
Specific Heat Capacity
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Cards (8)
IV
Type
of
material
DV
Temperature
rise
CV
Mass of
material
Surface area of material
Step 1
Put
heater
into the hole of your
metal block
(make sure some drops of
water
are in there otherwise no accurate reading)
Step 2
Turn
heater
on and record temp every minute for 10 minutes with a power supply using
dc current
(
10V
)
Step 3
Record
initial temperature
of block
Step 4
Use ammeter and voltmeter to calculate the power (p.d x current = power)
Step 5
Add voltmeter in parallel to the
heater/block
