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Physics Tutorial 13.4 - Calorimetry (Heat Transfer)

There are 3 lessons in this physics tutorial covering Calorimetry (Heat Transfer). The tutorial starts with an introduction to Calorimetry (Heat Transfer) and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific physics lesson as required to build your physics knowledge of Calorimetry (Heat Transfer). you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.

In this Physics tutorial, you will learn:

  • How does the process of heat transfer occur?
  • What does the general law of calorimetry say?
  • Which are the four methods of heat transfer?
  • What is a calorimeter used for?
  • How can we calculate the rate of heat transfer in each of the four methods of heat transfer?

Introduction

What does a blacksmith do when he wants to cool down a piece of hot processed iron? Does he wait until the iron cool down by itself or he uses any fast method for this? Explain.

What do you obtain if mix hot water and cold water? Is it relevant the amount of each water sample?

Suggest a method to measure the heat supplied to a substance.

How many methods of heat transfer do you know? What do they have in common? Different?

This tutorial will focus on the measurement of heat exchange between thermodynamic systems. In scientific terminology, this process is known as "calorimetry". Also, the methods of heat transferred and their calculation will be extensively discussed. Let's have a closer look at all these.

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Thermodynamics Learning Material
Tutorial IDPhysics Tutorial TitleTutorialVideo
Tutorial
Revision
Notes
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Questions
13.4Calorimetry (Heat Transfer)
Lesson IDPhysics Lesson TitleLessonVideo
Lesson
13.4.1Heat Transfer
13.4.2What is a Calorimeter?
13.4.3Methods of Heat Transfer

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