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Heat conduction in glass and water

The students learn that metals conduct heat better than glass and plastic.

Nature & Technology

Difficulty level

light
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General information

Application
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Prior knowledge

principle

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Learning objective

Tasks
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Result

Some students should come forward to describe the observations to their classmates. After a few minutes there is no
longer any color change on the temperature indicator strip. Then the stand rod can be pushed up and the rods can
be held vertically using the glass tube holder.
Students should also be given the opportunity to touch the rods with their fingers to assess their
temperature.

Copper: Start of red coloring: after 0.5 min to 1 min; the dark red-red coloring gradually runs to the end of the strip.

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safety instructions

theory
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material

position material

1 Heating plate, d= 185 mm, 230 V for experiments in thermodynamics

2 Stainless steel pot 2.7 l
Temperature indicator strips
Glass tube holder with tape measure clamp

5 Aluminum rod, U-shape, d=5 mm, w=175 mm

6 Copper rod, U-shape, d = 5 mm, b = 175 mm
7 Glass rod, U-shape, d = 5 mm, b = 175 mm

Laboratory thermometer, -10...+110°C, I=250mm, immersion shaft 50mm

9 Tripod rod, stainless steel, I = 250 mm, d = 10 mm

10 Bunsen tripod, 210 x 130 mm, h= 750 mm

11 Double sleeve, cross clamp

12 Measuring cup with handle, plastic (PP), 1000 ml
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Structure and implementation

Construction

About 2.5 liters of water are poured into the cooking pot.

The Bunsen stand is placed next to the heating plate and the stainless
steel rod is attached to it.

Cover the rods with temperature indicator paper over a

length of 10 to 12 cm, leaving the first 3 cm free so that the paper
does not hang over the pot.

The glass rod and the metal rods are pressed into the thin grooves of
the glass tube holder (illustration on the right).
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execution

Then the glass tube holder is attached to the stand rod and the
height of the rod is adjusted so that one side of the rods
extends approx. 5 cm into the water and does not rest on the edge
of the pot

Now remove the glass tube holder with the rods from the
structure again, heat the water in the pot to 90°C and then set
the heating plate to level 1.

The glass tube holder with the rods is reinserted into the
structure so that all rods are immersed evenly and the
paper remains outside the pot.

In the following minutes, observe the temperature

indicator strips on the rods.

Evaluation
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Task 1

Which statement about the temperature of the rods from this experiment is correct?

O The copper rod is hot, the aluminum rod is warm and the glass rod is cold.

O None of the answers are correct.

O The copper rod is cold, the aluminum rod is warm and the glass rod is hot.

O The aluminum rod is hot, the glass rod is warm and the copper rod is cold.

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exercise 2

Which statements are correct?

Metals conduct heat better than glass.

Thermal insulation and heat conduction have completely different physical principles.

Thermal insulation and heat conduction have similar physical principles.

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Task 3

How can the thermal conductivity of objects be checked?

The items are covered with temperature indicator paper and heated on one side. The paper changes its
temperature from orange to red at around 40°C.

The thermal conductivity of objects cannot be checked.

O The objects are placed one behind the other so that they touch each other. If you then place a heat source
on one side, you measure how long it takes for the other side to reach the same temperature.

Check

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Slide 14: Rod temperature

Slide 15: Correct statements

Slide 16: Thermal conductivity