A student wants to determine the specific heat capacity of a 1.0 kg aluminium block.
The block has two holes drilled in it, one for an electric heater and one for a thermometer.
She has this apparatus:
Describe how the student could carry out the experiment and how she should use her measurements to calculate the specific heat capacity of aluminium.
In your answer, explain how she can make her result as accurate as possible.
44 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics 7.1 Work done, covering 7.1.1 Conservation of energy in a closed system, 7.1.2 Energy stores and transfers, 7.1.3 Energy changes by heating, forces and current, 7.1.4 Quantifying energy transfers in a system, and 7.1.5 Kinetic, elastic and gravitational potential energy. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.