Required practical for SHC
Specific heat capacity definition - correct answer
Amount of energy required to raise the temp of 1kg of a substance by 1 degree.
we are working the specific heat capacity of - correct answer
vegetable oil
We start by adding a beaker on a balance and press - correct answer
zero button
Now we add our oil to the beaker and record the - correct answer
mass of the oil from the balance
we then place a thermometer and an - correct answer
immersion heater into the oil
next we read the starting temperature of - correct answer
the oil
Then we wrap the beaker in - correct answer
insulating foam to reduce the thermal energy transfer to the surroundings
we then connect a - correct answer joulemeter to the
immersion heater
joulmeter tells us how many joules of electrical energy pass into the immersion
heater
We then leave this set up for around - correct answer
3o minutes allowing the temp to rise enough so we can read the thermometer
