Required Practical: Investigating Specific Heat Capacity (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Property determining energy needed to increase temperature
Property determining energy needed to increase temperature
Specific heat capacity
Symbol for specific heat capacity
Symbol for specific heat capacity
(lowercase)
Units of specific heat capacity
Units of specific heat capacity
or
Materials with high specific heat capacity characteristic
Materials with high specific heat capacity characteristic
Need a lot of thermal energy to increase temperature
Materials with low specific heat capacity characteristic
Materials with low specific heat capacity characteristic
Need less thermal energy to increase temperature
Define specific heat capacity
Define specific heat capacity
Energy to raise 1 kg of substance by 1°C or 1K
Formula for energy change using specific heat capacity
Formula for energy change using specific heat capacity
Units of (energy change)
Units of (energy change)
Joules (J)
Units of (mass) in
Units of (mass) in
Kilograms (kg)
Units of (temperature change)
Units of (temperature change)
Degrees Celsius (°C)
Correction for thermal energy passing out into air
Correction for thermal energy passing out into air
Use an insulator with lower thermal conductivity
Correction for not all energy passing into oil
Correction for not all energy passing into oil
Ensure immersion heater is fully submerged
Correction for incorrect thermometer reading
Correction for incorrect thermometer reading
Use an electronic temperature probe
Correction for thermal energy not spreading through oil
Correction for thermal energy not spreading through oil
Stir the oil