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Latest revision as of 06:17, 23 September 2010
Standard specefic heat capacity experiment using heaters and metal blocks.
Record mass, current and voltage and then record temperature and time every 30s for 10mins.
Plot temp. vs. time.
E=IVt=mcT, gradient = T/t = IV/mc;
c = 1/gradient x IV/m
Here is a link to wikipedia's table of specific heat capacities
