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• Name: • Apparatus/Materials: top pan balance, thermometer,

measuring cylinder, Styrofoam cup, metal, Bunsen burner,


• Date: beaker , tongs and approximately 200 g of water

• Method:
• SBA #:
1. Record the mass of the metal in grams.

• Topic: Specific heat capacity


2. Heat the solid in 100 g of boiling water for 10 minutes and
once the time has elapsed record the temperature of the
• Title: Finding the specific heat capacity by the method of boiled water as the initial temperature of the metal solid.
mixtures
3. Meanwhile, using a measuring cylinder obtain
• Aim: To determine the specific heat capacity of a metal by approximately 100 cm3 of water then find its mass in grams.
using the method of mixtures technique
4. Fill a polystyrene cup with the 100 cm3 of water and using
• Equation(s): a thermometer record the temperature of the water as initial
temperature.
EHwater = mwater × cwater × ΔTwater
4. Once ten minutes of boiling have elapsed, quickly and
EHmetal = mmetal × cmetal × ΔTmetal carefully transfer the solid to the Styrofoam cup containing
the 100 g of water.
hence when: EHwater = EHmetal
5. Place a thermometer within the same Styrofoam cup
then: containing the water and hot metal and record the
temperature of the water measured as final temperature of
mmetal × cmetal × Δθmetal = mwater × cwater × Δθwater both the block and the water once the reading on the
thermometer’s scale becomes constant.
therefore:
6. Record all observations and data within an appropriate
cmetal = (mwater × cwater × Δθwater) ÷ (mmetal × Δθmetal) table.

where: • Observations:
cwater is 4.2 Jg-1oC-1 which is a constant Describe what you saw here. This shouldn’t be more than
three to four lines.
please note that:
m means mass in grams since the value for cwater being used
has units of grams in it, Δθ means change in temperature
with units of oC or K and c means specific heat capacity with
units of Jg-1oC-1
• Diagram: (Draw a 2-D representation of your apparatus)
2. Mass of metal: ________g

3. Volume of water : _______ cm3

Actual mass of water: _______g

4. Initial Temperature of metal after being boiled: ______oC

5. Final Temperature of metal after being placed in Styrofoam cup : _____ oC

6. Δθ of metal (show working): _____________________ oC

7. Temperature of water in Styrofoam cup before adding the hot metal: _____oC

8. Temperature of water in Styrofoam cup after hot metal


has been added to it: _____oC

9. Δθ of water (show working): ___________________________________ oC

10. Using the specific heat capacity of water: 4.2 J/goC


determine the heat the water gained if:

EHheatgainedbywater = mH2O × cH2O × ΔTH2O

________________________________________________________________ J

11. Literature value of specific heat capacity of metal: __________J/g oC

12. Calculated specific heat capacity of metal if heat lost from metal was gained by
water (show working) where:

EHheatgainedbywater = EHheatlostbymetal
DIAGRAM SHOWING HOW LAB WAS EXECUTED TO
DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY OF A METAL :. cmetal = EHheatgainedbywater ÷ (mmetal × ΔTmetal )

_______________________________________________________________ J/goC

13. % Difference of metal’s specific heat capacity (show working):

[ |Actual value – Calculated value| ÷ ((Actual value + Calculated Value) ÷ 2)] ×


100

____________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________ %

Data and Results:


• Calculations:

1. Type of metal used: ________


TABLE 1 SHOWING THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE Metal Specific Heat Capacity (Jg-1oC-1)
METHOD OF MIXTURES

Type of metal Copper 0.377


Measurements Water
………………..
Brass 0.380 – 0.402

Mass (g)
Steel 0.502

Final Temperature
(oC) Iron 0.450

Initial Temperature
(oC)
• Discussion: (Use the questions below as a guide for writing
the discussion in prose format.)
Temperature
change, Δθ (oC) Paragraph 1:
Define specific heat capacity.

Literature value for Paragraph 2:


the metal’s specific 1. What was the experimentally determined value for the
4.2
heat capacity
specific heat capacity of the metal used?
(Jg-1oC-1)

2. Were the results in question 1 very close to the accepted


Calculated value for literature value for the specific heat capacity of the metal?
metal’s specific heat
capacity (Jg-1oC-1)
× Whether yes or no, explain the results.

• Limitation: (State one thing that could have caused the lab
to go wrong and could not have been helped/fixed at that
particular point in time?)

TABLE 2 SHOWING THE LITERATURE VALUES FOR THE


SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITIES OF VARIOUS METALS
• Precautions:
1. Hot glassware and objects were handled with thongs

2. ?

• Reflections: (Provide an overview of how this lab is or can


be used in everyday applications.)

• Conclusion: (The conclusion should reflect the aim or


purpose of executing the lab.)
In conclusion …….
Analysis and Interpretation – Finding the Specific Heat Manipulation/Measurement
Capacity by the Method of Mixtures a. Student’s ability to handle scientific equipment competently.
Student’s ability to: The list of equipment is:
(a) make accurate calculations; (i) Bunsen burner;
* ΔT of metal complete with correct units /2 * Close air hole /1
* ΔT of water complete with correct units /2 * Light match /1
* Calculated EH of water complete with correct units /2 * Turn on gas /1
* Calculated specific heat capacity of metal complete with (iv) measuring cylinder;
units /2 * measuring cylinder set on a flat surface /1
* Calculated % difference between actual value and * Height of liquid read below the meniscus /1
calculated value of specific heat capacity of metal, (v) thermometer;
complete with units /1 * Handled with care by letting it lie flat when
not in use /1
(c) Evaluates from data * Clamped/held in middle of the liquid that
(including sources of error) is above a flame /1
See discussion section for
Explanation of results: /8 Total: /7
* Given (1)
* Sensible (1)
* Thorough (2)
or
Partial (1)
* Comparisons or Trends
mentioned (2)
* Limitation or Source of Error:
(i) Given (1)
(ii) Plausible (1)
(iii) None given (0)

(f) Draws a conclusion


justified by data /1

Total: /18

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