Recent content by lastoftheligh

Pardon, I gave the wrong equation. Its: T=(((V/I)-R)/(.00392R)). It doesn't matter however, I know I'm doing the right stuff on this part, as best as I can with the equipment and setup at hand. What I'd like to know is...I'm doing my writeup. I'm calculating the power used. Would it be...

Actually, that could be true...it makes sense, but /boy/ would it mess everything up. For example, for the 'temperature' column of my 1st spreadsheet (I took a zero-reading without any ice for about 5 minutes) - for the first 1000 ohm resistor (which was embedded in the aluminum) I used the...

Oh, I didn't think of that. Now that you mention it, I think the original context WAS in terms of aluminum. Cool! Difficulty one SOLVED! :) You rock! Anyways...the power required to heat the ice, I think - should be easy to calculate independent of the actual experiment, assuming...

No, the ice is taken to be at the fusion phase boundary. I am confused however. See, I had to listen to a half hour long talk (but this was over a month ago, and my notes don't make sense to me) - on why I had to use MC(delta)T. But this /is/ taken to be at the fusion phase boundary, and...

Homework Statement I'm trying to calculate the power required to melt a 57.65g mass of ice, using what my professor calls a "thermoelectric heater and cooler consisting of many thermocouples" (I think its really called a Thermopile, but I havn't heard him use the term.) I took...