Specific Heat Capacity

Method:

1. Choose a metal block from copper, brass, aluminum and steel, and set up the rest of the experiment as shown in the diagram. You will also need a thermometer, a 42W heater, an insulator and a stop watch.
2. Set up the experiment by insulating the metal block chosen and putting the thermometer and the heater into their respective holes.
3. Time 240 seconds of heating and observe the thermometer as the temperature increases.
4. After the 240 seconds, turn off the heater and take both the thermometer and the heater out of the respective holes.
5. Jot down the temperature that your thermometer shows for the metal you have tested.
6. Repeat the experiment for all the other metals.

Table:

Conclusion:

We found out that aluminium took the longest time to heat up, whilst copper took the shortest amount of time to heat. Also, there is a much bigger temperature change in copper than in aluminium.

Evaluation:

You could repeat this experiment more times in order to get more accurate results.

You could also repeat this experiment with more metals. Maybe try to insulate more the metal blocks.