Describe the experiment to determine the specific heat capacity, c, of a block of aluminium with two holes drilled in it

      

Describe the experiment to determine the specific heat capacity, c, of a block of aluminium with two holes drilled in it, to accommodate a thermometer and an electric immersion heater.

  

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John
The aluminium block is heated using the electric immersion heater for some time, t. The temperature change of the block is recorded;
johnmulu answered the question on February 15, 2017 at 13:36


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