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Homework Statement
Determine the specific heat of a liquid USING a resistance heater.
Exact problem - Design an experiment complete with instrumentation to determine the specific heats of a liquid using a resistance heater. Discuss how experiment will be conducted, what measurements need to be taken, and how the specific heats will be determined. What are the sources of error in your system? How can you minimize the experimental error? How would you modify this system to determine the specific heat of a solid?
Homework Equations
For specific heat - VIt = mcT
The Attempt at a Solution
This is our group project and we will be conducting this experiment.
This was the experiment which was planned was as follows -
Heat some water or some other liquid USING a resistance heater.
Then measure the change in temperature.
Also measure the amount of electrical energy (Welec,in)
Also insulate or take into account the heat loss to the surroundings.
So i wanted to know ways to make this experiment better.
And how to make a liquid resistance heater, which will also allow us to measure the amount of electrical energy.
Any other good suggestions?
Thanks =)