Cidepe

Function

Intended for experimental study, physics laboratory work, and conducting physics experiments on: Thermodynamics, Calorimetry, water equivalent and heat capacity of a calorimeter. What is a calorimeter used for? What is the water equivalent of a calorimeter? What is heat? Energy balancing, the principle of heat exchange. Measuring temperature and determining the mass of cold water. Measuring temperature and determining the mass of hot water. Measuring the final temperature, the thermal equilibrium temperature. Determining the water equivalent of the calorimeter. Determining the heat capacity of the calorimeter. The specific heat, mass heat capacity, of a solid. Specific heat. Measuring the temperature and determining the mass of cold water. Measuring the temperature of the solid test specimen and determining its mass. Using the principle of conservation of energy, the principle of heat exchange. Determining the specific heat of copper. Determining and comparing the specific heat (mass heat capacity) of different solids. The latent heat of fusion of ice. Latent heat. The temperature and mass of heated water. Determining the mass of ice by difference. Determining the latent heat of fusion of ice. The mechanical equivalent of heat, electrical equivalent. The calorimeter with resistor. The difference between resistor and electrical resistance. The J operator that allows the exchange of calorie unit to joule unit and vice versa. The amount of heat transferred by the electrical resistance of the resistor to the calorimeter and water system when switched on. Switching on the circuit and measuring the heating time. Determining the mechanical equivalent of heat. The relative percentage error. The average value of the mechanical equivalent of heat and its uncertainty, etc. Note: Solid test specimens, power supply and wire connections are not included.