Specific heat

Subject: Physics

Grade: Upper Secondary

Publisher: YDP

Resource types: Class activity

Resource ID: h409
Description:

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– explain the principle of heat balance
– explain the zeroth law of thermodynamics
– calculate the heat needed to heat up or cool down a given mass of a substance to a given temperature
– explain the concept of specific heat capacity
– describe the methods of the measurement of the specific heat capacity of liquids and solids.

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The zeroth law of t... Student activity Heating up a substance Student activity Specific heat capacity Student activity A radiator Student activity The heat balance Student activity The measurement of ... Student activity

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Secondary School

Upper Secondary (Grades 10-12)

Physics

Thermodynamics

52. Specific heat

YDP SA

Keywords

specific, emission, temperature, balance, heat, thermal, Celsius, Kelvin, Specific heat, radiator, zeroth law of thermodynamics

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