PHYSICS LAB MANUALS

Specific Heat Capacity - Method of mixtures

Table I :Equipment and the items required for performing the experiment.

S. No.

Required item

Utility

1

Steam generator (hypsometer)

To heat the lead shots to steam temperature

2

Electrical heater

To boil water in the conical flask

3

A conical flask (250ml)

To contain water and transfer steam through a small aperture

4

Rubber stopper

To seal the opening of conical flask

5

Rubber tubing

To transfer the heat from conical flask to steam generate

6

Double wall calorimeter with stirrer

To carry out calorimetry and to avoid loss of heat

7

Lead shot

The metal which specific heat capacity to be measured

8

0 to 1000c thermometer

To measure the temperature


Figure 1: Photograph of the specific heat of mixtures experimental setup