A student wants to determine the specific heat capacity of an metal block made of aluminium.
Figure 1 shows some of the equipment the student has to start with.
Describe the method the student should use to determine the specific heat capacity of the aluminium block.
Your description should include:
- any other equipment needed, with reasons
- the measurements that must be taken
- how the measurements are used to calculate the specific heat capacity.
Heating, specific heat and latent heat Questions
Practise Edexcel GCSE Physics Heating, specific heat and latent heat with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 81 questions, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.