Required Practical: Investigating Specific Heat Capacity (AQA GCSE Physics): Flashcards
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Property determining energy needed for temp change
Property determining energy needed for temp change
Specific heat capacity
Symbol for specific heat capacity
Symbol for specific heat capacity
Units of specific heat capacity
Units of specific heat capacity
Materials with high specific heat capacity
Materials with high specific heat capacity
Need lots of thermal energy to increase temp
Materials with low specific heat capacity
Materials with low specific heat capacity
Need less thermal energy to increase temp
Specific heat capacity definition
Specific heat capacity definition
Energy to raise 1 kg by or
Formula for energy change with temp
Formula for energy change with temp
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Change in thermal energy (J)
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Mass (kg)
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Specific heat capacity ()
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Temperature change (°C)
Fix: thermal energy passes out of beaker
Fix: thermal energy passes out of beaker
Use an insulator
Fix: not all thermal energy passes into oil
Fix: not all thermal energy passes into oil
Ensure immersion heater fully submerged
Fix: incorrect reading of thermometer
Fix: incorrect reading of thermometer
Use electronic temperature probe
Fix: thermal energy not spread through oil
Fix: thermal energy not spread through oil
Stir the oil