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Physics 11–12 · Physics · Energy and heat

  1. Physics 11–12 · Year 11

    Average power in mechanical processes: stair climb and pulley lift (syllabus practical)

    Power is the rate of doing work, so raising a known weight through a measured height in a measured time gives the average power directly.

    PracticalLow risk

  2. Physics 11–12 · Year 11

    Energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation, and a thermal conductivity measurement

    A hot object loses energy by particle collisions through a solid, by bulk flow of a fluid, and by electromagnetic radiation, at rates set by the material and the temperature difference.

    Practical, model not builtMedium risk

  3. Physics 11–12 · Year 11

    How hot is a Bunsen flame? Specific heat applied to a heated metal cylinder

    A hot metal dropped into water reaches thermal equilibrium, and energy conservation lets the metal's starting temperature be found from the water's rise.

    PracticalMedium risk

  4. Physics 11–12 · Year 11

    Latent heat of fusion: ice in water calorimetry and a stearic acid cooling curve (syllabus practical)

    During a change of state energy is transferred without a change of temperature, and that hidden energy per kilogram is the latent heat.

    Practical, model not builtMedium risk

  5. Physics 11–12 · Year 11

    Rate of energy conversion in a circuit: heating water with a resistance coil

    Electrical power is the product of voltage and current, and in a resistor it appears as heat at the rate I squared R.

    Practical, model not builtMedium risk

  6. Physics 11–12 · Year 11

    Specific heat capacity by electrical heating: water and an aluminium cylinder

    A measured electrical energy input raises the temperature of a known mass by an amount fixed by the material's specific heat capacity.

    Practical, model not builtMedium risk

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