Question 1

(a) What is meant by the statement: The specific heat capacity of copper is \(400 J kg^{-1}K^{-1}\)?

(b)(i) Describe an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of copper using a copper ball.

(ii) State two precautions necessary to obtain accurate results

(iii) A piece of copper ball of mass 20 g at 200°C is placed in a copper calorimeter of mass 60 g containing 50 g of water at 30°C, ignoring heat losses, calculate the final steady temperature of the mixture (Specific heat capacity of water = \(4.2 J g^{-1}K^{-1}\)) (Specific heat capacity of copper = \(0.4 Jg^{-1}K^{-1}\)).

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Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1994
Question no.
#1
Type
Theory

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