First we found a function of fahrenheit in terms in celsius with the freezing and boiling point values of both. Then we used that to determine the room temperature in kelvin. After we found the uncertainty on the estimated temperatures from each lab group.
We found the final temperature of the system of two cups, one filled with cold water and the other filled with hot water.
Calculations for the experiment that involved a can of cold water being placed in a cup of hot water and the reasons why there was such a large margin of error.
This is the graph of the can of cool water placed in the cup of hot water.
List of factors that can affect the rate of cooling.
A list of variables that have an effect on heat and the formula for heat.
We found the heat flow of the copper side of a bar placed in hot water, which was the same as the heat flow through the aluminum side. After we found the change in temperature of the aluminum side of the bar.
Graph of the heat transfer with respect to time.
Calculation of heat transfer based on the graph posted above this picture.
Two cups of water, one hot and one cold, were mixed. This graph shows them on their way to an equilibrium temperature.
The above 3 pictures are the uncertainty propagation for the specific heat of the aluminum can. The answer we derived during the experiment was 16.3, while the actual specific heat of aluminum is 0.9. Since our uncertainty was 28 (making our answer 16.3 + 28), our answer was within range of the actual specific heat.
Today we learned that objects will exchange heat energy when they come in contact with each other and will continue to do so until an equilibrium temperature is reached.
