Specific Heat and Statistical Mechanics
Current statistical mechanics explains why the equipartition of energy principle is false. This law states that in a system of thermal equilibrium, an equal amo...
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Specific Heat Capacity
As mankind's knowledge of the nature of matter has increased, some of the old concepts about "heat" and "temperature" have changed. The atomic model of matter has atoms in a con...
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Objective:
The purpose of this lab was to calculate the specific heat of a metal cylinder
Procedure:
1. The 100ml Graduated cylinder was filled with water and a rubber stopper.
2. The metal ...
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