A student carries out an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of an aluminium block.
Their calculated value for the specific heat capacity of aluminium is significantly higher than the accepted textbook value.
State two improvements the student could make to the apparatus or procedure to obtain a value closer to the correct textbook value.
36 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 14.2 Specific heat capacity and latent heat, covering 14.2.1 Heating, temperature and changes of state, 14.2.2 Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat, 14.2.3 Specific heat capacity calculation, 14.2.4 Specific latent heat calculation, and 14.2.5 Reducing energy transfer through thermal insulation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.