Specific Heat Capacity

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PHYSICS LAB: GÖZDE ÇEVİK SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY OF WATER INTRODUCTION Research Question: How many joules of heat are required to raise the temperature of 0.5 liters water by 1℃? Aim: To determine the specific heat capacity of water. Background Information: Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat needed to raise a pure substance’s temperature by 1℃. The following equation is used to find out the specific heat capacity of any substance including water: ∆Q=m x c x ∆t Where * ∆Q means the amount of heat applied, * m means the mass of the substance tested * c means the specific heat capacity of the substance tested * ∆t means temperature rise. In this experiment, certain amounts of water placed in a kettle are heated for specified time intervals before and after their temperatures are measured. The power of the kettle is learnt before the experiment to measure the amount of heat applied (∆Q) and the power of it is 1000 watts. Hypothesis: Since the specific heat capacity of a substance is the same for all conditions, the 4 different testings will give the same/close value of specific heat capacity of water under the same conditions. Independent Variables: 1. The amount of water used (0.5 liters) 2. The initial temperature of water used 3. The power of the boiler used (1000 Watts) Dependent Variables: 1. The temperature rises of water for each case 2. The final temperatures of water for each case 3. The amount of heat applied. Controlled Variables: 1. Time 2. Room temperature How the variables are controlled: The whole experiment is done in a place that was in room temperature and had the same air conditions throughout the experiment. DESIGN Apparatus: 1. Tap water 2. Graduated kettle 3. Centigrade thermometer Method: 1. The power of kettle is noted down before the experiment.

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