Question

explain the procedure of finding specific heat of solid experimentally

Answer 1

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To find the specific heat of a given solid Materials required -[1]calorimeter,[2]thermometer, [3]stirrer, water,[4]steam heater,[5]wooden box and [6] lead shots.

Procedure :-

●measure the mass of calorimeter with stirrer=m1gm.

●fill water one third volume of calorimeter and measure the mass =m2gm.

●at this time initial temperature =T1

●mass of the water =m2-m1

●gmTake a few lead shots in steam heater and heat upto 100degree Celsius let this temperature Be T2

●pour the lead shots into calorimeter and measure the final temperature T3 Mass of calorimeter with contents =m3gm and mass of lead shots =m3-m2gm If specific heats of the calorimeter, lead shots, and water are Sc,Sl, Sw respectively

●By using method of mixtures we have Heat lost by the solid =heat gain by the (calorimeter +water) (m3-m1 Sl(T2-T2)=M1sc T3-T1 + m2-m1 Sw(T2-T3) Sl=[M1SC+ M2-M1) Sw] T3-T1) /(m3-m2) T2-T3) Knowing the specific heats of calorimeter nd water we can able to calculate specific heat of solid.

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