Thermal equilibrium

Principle

When two bodies with different temperatures contact each other, a process of temperature equalisation takes place until both bodies have the same temperature (thermal equilibrium). The students should measure the temporal course of the temperatures of such two bodies and, thus, determine that the temperature changes are larger for larger temperature differences. The process can also be described with the aid of the energy concept (Supplementary problem 1).

Benefits

• Real stand material for an esecially stable and safe setup
• Student-suitable experiment descriptions with reports available