Description
Uses specialised calorimeters and data logging equipment to measure the specific heat and latent heat of fusion of water.
Outcomes:
- Develop an understanding of the difference in heat and temperature.
- Understand the concepts of heat capacity and latent heat.
Links to Stage 6 Physics Syllabus Content
P11-10/Thermodynamics:
- Explain the relationship between the temperature of an object and the kinetic energy of the particles within it. (ACSPH018).
- Explain the concept of thermal equilibrium. (ACSPH022).
- Analyse the relationship between the change in temperature of an object and its specific heat capacity through the equation: (ACSPH020).
- Investigate energy transfer by the process of:
- Conduction
- Convection
- Radiation (ACSPH016)
- Conduct an investigation to analyse qualitatively and quantitatively the latent heat involved in a change of state.
- Model and predict quantitatively energy transfer from hot objects by the process of thermal conductivity.
- Apply the following relationships to solve problems and make quantitative predictions in a variety of situations:
