Calorimetry

Specific heat capacity of water

Principle

A measured quantity of water is heated with a heating coil. The electrical heat output is determined. From the temperature increase and the heat energy, the specific heat capacity of water is calculated. This calculation is performed under point 6 of ...

Specific heat capacity of solid bodies

Principle

A calorimeter is filled with water at room temperature. Metal bodies are heated in the water bath and added to the calorimeter. The temperature of the mixture is measured.

Heat capacity of metals

Heat capacity of metals with Cobra3

Principle

Heated specimens are placed in a calorimeter filled with water at low temperature. The heat capacity of the specimen is determined from the rise in the temperature of the water.

Tasks

1. To determine the specific heat capacity of aluminiu ...

Mechanical equivalent of heat

Principle

In this experiment, a metal test body is rotated and heated by the friction due to a tensed band of synthetic material.The mechanical equivalent of heat for problem 1 is determined from the defined mechanical work and from the thermal energy increase deduced from th ...