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4 The IGCSE class is investigating the ieee A student cools some water by four different xperiment A (cooling with stirring) (@) The student wi POUTS approximately 200m? of hot water into a Measures the temperature ,. Fig. 2.1 shows the thermometer. —_—_——_ Fig. 2.4 Write down the temperature @, shown on the thermometer in Fig. 2.4 ae i {&) The student stirs the water water. for one minute. She then records the temperature 4, of the Fig. 2.2 {Write down the temperature @, shown on the thermometer in Fig, 22 a= @ Calculate the temperature ditterence (#, ~ 4) (6-4) = Experiment B (cooling with pouring) {c) The student starts again with approximately 200 env temperature 0, 3 of hot water at the same initia! she carefully pours the water from the beaker into anoner Sah: She pours the water back into the first beaker She repeats this process four vines. She measures the temperature 4, o! the waier, Fig. 2.3 shows this rornperatre Fig. 2.3 oregon) OUCLES 2013 Experiment € (cooling with ale) and Experiment D (coating without ali) @ ‘The student pours approximately 200cm of the hot water into each of two beakers. The inital temperature of the water in each beaker i &, ‘She places @ iki on one of the beakers. She allows both beakers to cool lor § minutes. ‘At the end of the cooling pertad, she calculates the temperature difterences. temperature difference of C (with a td) = We temperature difterence of D (without a fd) = a Rank the experiments A. B.C and D in onder, with the one that produced the greatest temperature drop first. greatest temperature Gop | 3 ‘smaiest temperature drop 4 a" is to be repeated many tmes to check the resus, SURES (0) WS conctions that shoud be kept constant order to prove rebaie rests oem 7) [Tum over e28ONT? A student is investigating whether using a lid reduces the time taken to heat a Desker of water to boiling point. ‘The student has the following apparatus available thermometer 250m? glass beaker 250m? measuring cylinder Plan an experiment to investigate whether using a lid reduces the heating ime You should |= _ listthe additional apparatus that you would require explain briefly how you would carry out the investigation ‘state the key variables that you would contro! draw a table, readings: you SE seria wh ow oe we Sve id in the tabie —~—S-S—i“‘=é;&Pé;;p;’ 10 sation on the rate of cooling of Not WAIL aina’ inside a larger metal contac He ng ne effect of double-walled ins finer and larger metal ‘The student places the copper con 4 Astudent is investiga! Wet ihe size of the airgap between the COPE cont ina copper container is investigating the effect containers. Pian an experiment to investigate the cffect of the size of the air gap between the copper container Endarger metal containers on the rate of Cooling of hot water. ‘The following apparatus is available: a copper container ‘a number of metal containers of different diameters: a thermometer ‘a stopwatch ‘a measuring cylinder a supply of hot water, (all larger than the copper container) Youcan also use other apparatus and materials that are usually available in a school laboratory, Jn your plan, you should: + explain briefly how you would carry out the investigation + state the key variables that you would control draw a table, or tables, with column hes , i adings, to i {Qou are not required to ener any readings inthe pia reo St lee ‘explain how you would use your readings to reach a conclusion You may draw a diagram if ithelps your explanation. eUcLes 20%

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