Specific Heat Capacity Flashcards
1
Q
What’s the first thing you do when measuring specific heat capacity
A
Place a beaker on a balance and press zero
2
Q
What’s the second thing you do
A
Add oil to the beaker and record the mass of the oil
3
Q
What’s the third thing you do
A
Place a thermometer and an immersion heater into the oil and read the starting temperature of the oil
4
Q
What’s the 4th thing you do
A
Wrap the beaker in insulating foam to reduce the thermal energy transfer to the surrounding
5
Q
What’s the 5th thing you do
A
Connect a joule meter to the immersion heater and time for 30 minutes that allows us to accurately read it on a thermometer
6
Q
What’s the 6th thing yiu do
A
Read the number of joules of energy that passed into the immersion heater and read the final temperature of the oil
