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AQA 8464

Required practical activity — Required practical activity 14

AQA Combined Science: Trilogy requires determination of specific heat capacity by linking energy transfer or work done to temperature rise and thermal energy stored.

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Interactive Practical · GCSE Physics

Specific heat capacity

Weigh aluminium and copper blocks, heat each one in insulation while reading a joulemeter and thermometer every two minutes, and find each specific heat capacity from a graph.

This simulation supports preparation and data-analysis practice. It does not replace carrying out real practical work.

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AQA · 8464

Required practical activity · Required practical activity 14

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