A student investigates the specific heat capacity of different metal blocks.
The diagram shows the setup used by the student.
The values of specific heat capacity measured using this setup are usually larger than the accepted textbook values.
Suggest one modification the student can make to this setup to obtain more accurate results, and give a reason for your suggestion.
Suggestion: _____________________
Reason: _____________________
The table shows the specific heat capacity of four different solid materials.
| Material | Specific heat capacity (J/kg ∘C\text{J/kg }^\circ\text{C}J/kg ∘C) |
|---|---|
| Brass | 380380380 |
| Steel | 450450450 |
| Granite | 790790790 |
| Concrete | 960960960 |
A manufacturer is designing a night-storage heater. They want to choose a material from the table that will store the most thermal energy per kilogram for a given rise in temperature.
State and explain which material the manufacturer should choose.
Material: _____________________
Explanation: _____________________
Complete the sentence to explain the meaning of specific latent heat of fusion.
"Specific latent heat of fusion is the energy transferred when _____________________."