Interactive practical

Properties of water

Heat a weighed amount of water with an immersion heater and joulemeter to find its specific heat capacity, then plot a temperature–time graph for melting ice.

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Practice: Investigating the properties of water

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2 of 2 available questions match the selected filters. This session contains 2 questions.

Question 1 · 1 mark · Foundation · Practical · Diagnostic

What happens to the temperature while ice is melting?

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Question 2 · 3 marks · Standard · Practical · Practical method

Explain why the temperature of melting ice stays at 0 °C even though energy is being transferred to it.