Specific Heat Capacity of Water Experiment - GCSE Physics Required Practical

This video allows students to carry out an experiment on the specific heat capacity of water from home. This is a required practical for students to be able to understand and carry out for GCSE Physics.
A 227g beaker of water is heated by an immersion heater. A temperature reading is taken every minute for 10 minutes. The temperature and the energy required to heat the water is plotted on a graph, the gradient of which is used to then calculate the specific heat capacity of water.
The full results as well as a blank table for students to fill in using the video can be found here:
www.gcsephysicsonline.com/pra...
Thanks for watching,
Lewis
Relevant for GCSE Physics 9-1 in the following exam boards:
Edexcel
OCR A (not specifically relevant but recommended)
OCR B (not specifically relevant but recommended)
WJEC (Physics only)
CIE (Cambridge International Examinations) IGCSE
Edexcel International IGCSE (Physics only)
00:00 - Introduction
00:54 - Setup
03:58 - The Experiment
14:06 - Summary
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Пікірлер: 19

  • @meatguy1520
    @meatguy15203 жыл бұрын

    This guy is saving our practicals

  • @simonmkongwa3262
    @simonmkongwa32623 жыл бұрын

    Flawless man, just flawless.

  • @RAJISREEKUMAR
    @RAJISREEKUMAR Жыл бұрын

    can you give the specifications of the immersion heater you are using

  • @mr.medico9863
    @mr.medico98633 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. Very useful!

  • @ulaskarasu3626
    @ulaskarasu3626 Жыл бұрын

    Hello, I hope you can answer my question. Thank you in advance. Is it okay if I use an aquarium water heater instead of an immersion water heater and perform the experiment in a styrofoam box the size of the beaker to prevent heat loss?

  • @tonikawhitehorne6160
    @tonikawhitehorne61603 жыл бұрын

    This video is perfect! well done

  • @dionisienatea3137
    @dionisienatea3137 Жыл бұрын

    hi. i was doing this experiment in a more controlled environment with high precision temperature measuring equipment and energy meters, vacuum insulated water container, 4.5kg of distilled water-to minimize the errors, i was stirring the water to avoid temperature stratification and every single time i got values for Cp around 4724 J/kgC. I run out of ideas of what could create the difference. Can we find out who and when and how were calculated values for water what we take for granted? i calculated the thermal losses to minute values and still doesn't get even close to the book values for water Cp-the difference is too high. Can anyone please give me an idea?

  • @simlindilebhala4599
    @simlindilebhala4599 Жыл бұрын

    If I may ask Sir, can you drop the hypothesis, independent, dependent and controlled variables

  • @aggieaghnes7504

    @aggieaghnes7504

    Жыл бұрын

    Plssss

  • @adammartincelusak886
    @adammartincelusak8863 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much for the help!!!!

  • @Andy-mf8fj

    @Andy-mf8fj

    3 жыл бұрын

    u sus

  • @maven8470
    @maven84702 жыл бұрын

    AHHHH YOURE A LIFESAVER!!

  • @cosmocat6670

    @cosmocat6670

    2 жыл бұрын

    ;

  • @mysteryboxxd7897
    @mysteryboxxd78973 жыл бұрын

    Jazakallah

  • @chinmaykundapur5861
    @chinmaykundapur58613 жыл бұрын

    Is the voltage taken here in rms or peak?

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s a DC supply

  • @kwakufebri2135
    @kwakufebri21352 жыл бұрын

    Great

  • @xaviern299
    @xaviern2992 жыл бұрын

    LEGEND

  • @cosmocat6670

    @cosmocat6670

    2 жыл бұрын

    ,