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Homework Statement
Hi,
I have an assignment to determine the specific heat capacity of water using a calorimeter, voltmeter and ammeter, where we connected the calorimeter to a 10V power pack and measured the temp of the water and the readings on the voltmeter and ammeter every minute. I ended up having a huge random error for the voltmeter and ammeter (3.01%) - any idea why this is?
Also what should I talk about in my discussion?
Homework Equations
To calculate the specific heat capacity I used
PΔt = mc(water)ΔT + mc(calorimeter)ΔT
and I got a value of 3.95 +- 3.45% J g-1 K-1