Required Practical: Investigating Specific Heat Capacity (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): 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
High specific heat capacity means
High specific heat capacity means
Need a lot of thermal energy to increase temperature
Low specific heat capacity means
Low specific heat capacity means
Need less thermal energy to increase temperature
Specific heat capacity definition
Specific heat capacity definition
Energy to raise 1 kg of substance by 1°C or 1K
Formula for energy change with specific heat capacity
Formula for energy change with specific heat capacity
What represents in
What represents in
Change in thermal energy in joules (J)
What represents in
What represents in
Mass in kilograms (kg)
What represents in
What represents in
Temperature change in degrees Celsius (°C)
Fix: thermal energy escaping from beaker
Fix: thermal energy escaping from beaker
Use insulator with lower thermal conductivity
Fix: not all energy entering the oil
Fix: not all energy entering the oil
Ensure immersion heater is fully submerged
Fix: inaccurate thermometer readings
Fix: inaccurate thermometer readings
Use electronic temperature probe
Fix: thermal energy not spreading in oil
Fix: thermal energy not spreading in oil
Stir the oil