PERFORMANCE ASSIGNMENT               Lab Five

Investigating Heat Transfer

 

For this investigation several factors that govern heat transfer will be examined.  Once the empirical data has been obtained, the mathematical relationship between mass and temperature change will be determined.

 

Objectives:

1.     Identify and use appropriate pieces of equipment to make observations.

2.     Properly record scientific observations.

3.     Evaluate laboratory results and express conclusions as mathematical relationships.

 

Procedure:

 

1.     Pour 60 ml of water into a beaker.  Heat the beaker until the water boils.

2.     Pour 60 ml of water into a large Styrofoam cup.  Insert a thermometer and determine the temperature of the room temperature water.  Record.

3.     Assuming that the boiling water has a temperature of 100oC, predict the final temperature when the two samples are mixed.  Record.

4.     Mix the two samples and let them reach equilibrium, record the final temperature.

5.     Repeat steps 1 through 4 two more times.

6.     Repeat steps 1 through 4 using 180 ml of water in step 1 and 60 ml in step 2.

7.     Repeat steps 1 through 4 using 60 ml of water in step 1 and 180 ml in step 2.

 

 

Observations:

 

 

Trial

 

Initial Temp

Of Water

 

 

Temp of

Boiling

Water

 

Mass of

Boiling

Water

 

Mass of

Room Temp

Water

 

Predicted

DT

 

Final

Temp

 

DT

Room Temp

 

DT

Boiling

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synthesis:

 

According to the experimental data, which of the following equations best represents the relationship between temperature change and the mass of water?

 

mhot  +   DThot     =     -( mcold  +  DTcold )

 

mhot  -   DThot    =   DTcold   -    mcold

 

mhot DThot     =     -mcold DTcold

 

mhot  /  DThot    =     mcold  /  DTcold

 

 

 

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