Question

Solid whose specific heat is to be determined is heated uniformly up to a fixed temperature in a hypsometer. It is then dropped in a calorimeter containing known quantity of cold water and the temperature of mixture is recorded. The hot solid will lose heat whereas calorimeter and cold water will give heat till the temperature becomes same throughout.

The above passage is the theory of

• A. the experiment to determine the rate of cooling of a solid
• B. the experiment to determine the latent heat of vaporisation of a liquid
• C. the experiment to determine the latent heat of fusion of a solid
• D. the experiment to determine the specific heat of a solid

Answer 1

The correct option is D the experiment to determine the specific heat of a solid

Specific heat of solid is determined from calorimetry principle.
Heat lost by hot body $=$ Heat gain by cold body