4B10.26 - Specific Heat App. - Calorimeter

Code Number:
4B10.26
Demo Title:
Specific Heat App. - Calorimeter
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Measuring the Specific Heat of Solids
Area of Study:
Heat & Fluids
Equipment:
Calorimeter, Metal Specimens, Boiling Water, and Digital Thermometer.
Procedure:

Heat the specimens in boiling water for at least ten minutes then put them in the calorimeter and measure the change in temperature.  Picture 1 is of a dry calorimeter.  Just heat the metal specimens and insert into the hole in the calorimeter and observe the temperature rise after several minutes.

The same size samples of Al, Cu, Fe, Mg, Zn, and Pb are available.

Picture 2 is a calorimeter that a measured amount of water is added to which acts as the heat sink.  The temperature rise of this measured amount of water is then observed for several minutes.

References:
  • John Koser, "Laboratory Activity: Specific Heat by Change in Internal Energy of Silly Putty", TPT, Vol. 49, #9, Dec. 2011, p. 574.
  • C. R. Mattos and A. Gaspar, "Introducing Specific Heat Through Cooling Curves", TPT, Vol. 40, #7, Oct. 2002, p. 415.
  • Philip Gash, "So You Thought a Glass Thermometer Measured Temperature", TPT, Vol. 40, #2, Feb. 2002, p. 74.
  • Colin Terry, "Specific Heats–Direct, Quick, and Simple", TPT, Vol. 36, #4, Apr. 1998, p. 214.
  • James L. Hunt and Tracy L. Tegart, "Measuring the Heats of Water", TPT, Vol. 32, #9, Dec. 1994, p. 545.
  • William L. Kerr and David S. Reid, "Thermodynamics and Frozen Foods", TPT, Vol. 31, #1, Jan. 1993, p. 52.
  • Mario Iona, "Calorimetry Calculations", TPT, Vol. 23, #7, Oct. 1987, p. 419.
  • Albert A. Bartlett, "A Large Solar Calorimeter", TPT, Vol. 24, #8, Nov. 1986, p. 484.
  • Albert A. Bartlett, "Calorimetry: The Center of Heat Capacity", TPT, Vol. 23, #5, May 1985, p. 302.
  • Peter Lindenfeld, "Size Effects in Conductivity and Superconductivity (Apples, Wires, and Grains)", TPT, Vol. 18, #4, Apr. 1980, p. 260.
  • Varghese D. Pynadath, "Insulation and Rate of Heat Transfer", TPT, Vol. 16, #6, Sept. 1978, p. 379.
  • Ronald F. Gleeson, "A Sequel to the PSNS Specific Heat Experiment", TPT, Vol. 10, #7, Oct. 1972, p. 399.
  • Francisco Glover, "Specific Heat Capacity — A Quantum Explanation", TPT, Vol. 9, #3, Mar. 1969, p. 149.
  • John L. Roeder, "Activity 7: Energy From Chemical Fuels", Teaching About Energy, p. 95.
  • David Kutliroff, "63. Make a Mechanical Analog for Comparing Specific Heat of Monatomic and Diatomic Gases", 101 Classroom Demonstrations and Experiments For Physics Teachers, p. 140.
  • Robert Ehrlich, "I.1. Measuring Specific Heat by the Method of Mixtures", Turning the World Inside Out and 174 Other Simple Physics Demonstrations, p. 113 - 114.
  • Yaakov Kraftmakher, "2.8. Principles of Modulation Calorimetry", Experiments and Demonstrations in Physics, ISBN 981-256-602-3, p. 124.
  • Yaakov Kraftmakher, "2.7. Pulse Calorimetry", Experiments and Demonstrations in Physics, ISBN 981-256-602-3, p. 111.

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