This lab intended to compare and contrast the heat absorbed by the water and oil using specific heat. Specific heat is the amount of energy that is needed to raise the temperature of an object by one degree celsius. We did this by measuring the temperature of water and oil when heated to the same degree. The water and oil had the same quantity.
Water Readings:
Initial Water Temp- 21 degrees C
Readings: 22, 22.9, 23.4, 24.2, 25.2(in degrees C)
Oil Readings:
Initial Oil Temp- 21 degrees C
Readings: 25, 26.4, 27.6, 28.5, 30.38(in degrees C)
Temperature Change in oil = 5.38 degrees celsius
Temperature Change in water= 3.2 degrees celsius
Sources of error: Heat was absorbed by the glass and transferred back into liquid causing some disturbances in measurement.
Can you show that the energy absorbed by the water was equal to the energy absorbed by the oil?