Specific Heat Capacity of a Liquid by Newton’s Law of Cooling
Overview Newton’s law of cooling states that, the rate of loss of heat from a body is proportional to the difference between its temperature and that of the surrounding atmosphere that is cooling it.
Where:
m1 is the first calorimeter mass.
m2 is the second calorimeter mass.
m1‘ is the water mass.
m2‘ is the liquid mass.
C is the liquid specific heat.
C1 is the calorimeter specific heat.
C2 is the water specific heat.
t1 is the time that water takes to drop from T1 to T2.
t2 is the time that liquid take to drop from T1 to T2.
Significance This experiment is important in designing heating and cooling systems, as it helps understand how different liquids retain or lose heat, which is crucial for efficient thermal management.