Specific Heat Capacity of Aluminium Experiment - GCSE Physics Required Practical

This video allows students to carry out an experiment on the specific heat capacity of aluminium from home. This is a required practical for students to be able to understand and carry out for GCSE Physics.

A 1.005 kg block of aluminium is heated by an immersion heater. A temperature reading is taken every minute for 10 minutes. The temperature and the energy required to heat the block is plotted on a graph, the gradient of which is used to then calculate the specific heat capacity of aluminium.

The full results as well as a blank table for students to fill in using the video can be found here:
https://www.gcsephysicsonline.com/pra...

Thanks for watching,

Lewis

Relevant for GCSE Physics 9-1 in the following exam boards:
AQA (including Trilogy)
OCR A
OCR B
WJEC (Physics only)
CIE (Cambridge International Examinations) IGCSE
Edexcel International IGCSE (Physics only)

00:00 - Introduction
01:33 - Setup
04:24 - The Experiment
14:33 - Summary
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