Heating, specific heat and latent heat

EasyMediumHard
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Question 21
Easy

A student sets up the apparatus shown below to determine the specific heat capacity of a 1 kg copper block.

Diagram showing a cylindrical copper block sitting on a wooden bench. An immersion heater is placed into one hole in the block and connected to a joulemeter and power supply. A thermometer is placed into a second hole in the block. The copper block has no insulation around it, and there is a visible air gap between the thermometer and the sides of its hole.

State two ways that the student could adapt the apparatus or procedure to improve the accuracy of the value obtained for the specific heat capacity.

[2]

Heating, specific heat and latent heat Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /Heating, specific heat and latent heat