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April 30, 2015
Section: 2C-PH
Date Performed:
Date Submitted: May 7,
I . Abstract
This experiment aims to determine the specific heat of a metal sample, in
this case, Steel. Its specific heat was determined by using its mass and the
sample was heated to a 95C-99C range then immersed it into the
calorimeter with a known mass of water at a low initial temperature. In the
Law of Heat Exchange, two substances interchange heat so that the heat lost
by the hotter substance is gained by the colder substance until the two reach
thermal equilibrium. The amount of heat absorbed by the cold water would
then be equal with the amount of heat lost by the heated metal.
II. Questions and Problems:
1. Define the following:
a. Heat In physics, heat is energy in transfer other than as work or by
transfer of matter. When there is a suitable physical pathway, heat flows
from a hotter body to a colder one.