A student is given a beaker of water, an electric immersion heater, a joulemeter, a thermometer, a top-pan balance and some insulating material.
Describe how the student could use this apparatus to determine the specific heat capacity of water.
110 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.