Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat

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The discussion revolves around designing a physics experiment focused on Specific Heat Capacity (SHC) while also exploring the relationship with Specific Latent Heat (SLH). The participant seeks to differentiate their experiment from a classmate's by incorporating both concepts. Suggestions include heating a block of ice to vapor and graphing temperature against time, highlighting the latent heat as a horizontal line on the graph. This approach aims to visually demonstrate the connection between SHC and SLH through experimental data. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding how these two thermal properties relate in practical applications.
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Hi Everyone :smile:

I have to create an experiment for my assignment in Physics.
I've chosen to do something about Specific Heat Capacity. A boy in my class is also doing SHC so I wanted to make mine a little different from his.

I've just recently joined physics (never done it before) and I was wondering if Specific Heat Capacity and Specific Latent Heat have anything in common. Or if there is any way that I could include them in the same experiment and somehow discuss how (if) they relate to each other by comparing the results from the experiment.

Oh and I'm sorry if i posted this in the wrong section. I wasn't sure whether to post it in here or the homework section :redface:
 
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You could heat a block of ice until it goes to vapor, always checking for temperature, then graphing time vs temperature and showing the latent heat in the graph as an horizontal line.
 
Sakha said:
You could heat a block of ice until it goes to vapor, always checking for temperature, then graphing time vs temperature and showing the latent heat in the graph as an horizontal line.

Do you mean something along the lines of this ?
http://www.absorblearning.com/media/item.action?quick=zy
 
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