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Measuring the specific heat capacity of water
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1 cm³ of water has a mass of 1 g. A pupil measures out 250 cm³ of water. State the mass of the water (a) in grams and (b) in kilograms.
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Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 · 2026–2028 v2 · Original learning materials.
A rise in the temperature of an object increases its internal energy (2.2.2.1); the rise in temperature in terms of an increase in the average kinetic energy of its particles (2.2.2.2); specific heat capacity as the energy needed per unit mass per unit temperature increase, with c = ΔE ÷ (m Δθ) (2.2.2.3); experiments to measure the specific heat capacity of a solid and of a liquid (2.2.2.4). Changes of state, melting and boiling, are in MELT01; conduction, convection and radiation are in TRANS01.
Apparatus, amounts and times in the experiment are illustrative. Real practical work follows a teacher-approved safety method.
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