Introduction Specific heat is defined as the measure of the ability of a substance to change temperature. Specific heat of a substance is the heat needed to change the temperature of 1 gram of a substance once degree Celsius. The more Joules (unit of heat) needed‚ the higher the specific heat will be. The goal is to determine specific heat of a soil sample as compared to water. This difference has many ramifications regarding our climate‚ with local and global. Hypothesis I predict that after
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the lab it can be seen that the metal in the lab can be identified as lead. The identity of the metal was determined by the heat energy calculations. The heat capacity that was found matched closely to that of the lead. There were several possible sources of error that could be found throughout the lab. Some of the main errors as seen in question 7 that could have affected the results of the lab were the amount of water transferred with the hot metal‚ the metal cooling off as it was transferred
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Specific Heat Lab Objective: Find the specific heat of the unknown metal given using calorimetry. Background Theory: In every reaction‚ energy is transferred between a system and its environment. A system encompasses the substances that are involved in a reaction‚ and everything else in the universe other than the system is called the environment. The standard SI unit of energy is Joules (J). Temperature is the level of excitement of the atoms in a substance. In most cases‚ energy is
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I. Title: Specific Heat of Solids II. Object: To determine the specific heat capacity of solids by methods of mixtures. III. Theory: When to or more substances at different temperatures are mixed‚ heat will flow from the substance of higher temperature to the substance of lower temperature. The heat flow will continue until equilibrium in temperature is reached. From the Law of Conservation of Energy‚ whatever amount of heat is lost by the hot substance must be equal to the heat gained by the
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How can the specific heat capacity of water be used to regulate temperature? Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy needed to increase the temperature of an object by 1˚C. The formula that uses specific heat is Q = mc∆T‚ where Q is heat energy‚ c is specific heat‚ and ∆T is the change in temperature. The amount of heat energy depends on the mass‚ or the size of an object‚ and the specific heat capacity‚ which depends on the substance it is made from. The specific heat capacity of water is
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Determination of specific heat Capacity of a solid by electrical method Introduction Thermal conductivity heat is transferred as a consequence of temperature difference between 2 bodies‚ heat energy passes form a hotter to the colder body. Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat energy required in joules to raise 1kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius‚ different substances absorb heat energy at different rates not all substances require the same amount of heat energy to increase the
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conducted to find the specific heat of a metal as well as the heat of solution of a solid. Both experiments required the use of calorimetry to measure heat flow and temperature change. The specific heat of the metal was found by heating it in boiling water before transferring it to the calorimeter that was partially filled with water. After shaking the calorimeter‚ the temperature change was measured and recorded. This information was used to calculate the specific heat. The heat of solution of a solid
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STAGE 1 PHYSICS ASSESSMENT TYPE 1: INVESTIGATIONS FOLIO PRACTICAL INVESTIGATION 2: SPECIFIC HEAT PURPOSE This assessment provides the student with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to: formulate hypotheses and identify variables conduct an investigation collect‚ analyse and interpret data‚ and form conclusions evaluate results communicate your understanding of the physics concepts relating to the speed of sound in air DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT Students will measure the
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Ten Minutes of Specific Heat Remi Adams East Rowan High School AP Environmental Science Abstract Specific heat and climate were the primary focus of this lab. Specific heat is defined as “the measure of the ability of a substance to change temperature”. The purpose for carrying out this lab was to determine the specific heat/rates of both soil and water‚ and then comparing them. Students also were to relate specific heat to climate. Students were to determine which substance expressed
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FORMAL REPORT ON HEAT CAPACITY RATIOS OF GASES ABSTRACT This report discusses an investigation of the heat capacities of Helium‚ Nitrogen‚ and Carbon Dioxide. To accurately determine experimental values for the heat capacity of each gas‚ the heat capacity ratio was calculated from measurements of the speed of sound in each gas. An apparatus designed to measure the wavelength and frequency of sound waves in each gas was used to determine the speed of sound as a frequency was passed through each
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