Morada, Renchie

PHYS101l/A12

Analysis and Results

PART 1 (Linear Expansion)

In this experiment, we determine the linear expansion of Aluminum tube and Brass Tube. The
table below shows the results of the different values that is need in the experiment.
Trial/Type of Tube Trial 1. Aluminum Tube Trial 2. Brass Tube
Initial Length of Tube, L0 6.63 mm 6.63 mm
Initial Resistance of Thermistor at Room 82.4 Ω 81.5 Ω
Temperature, R0
Initial Temperature, T0 29 ℃ 29 ℃
Change in Length of Tube, ∆𝐿 1.1 mm 0.83 mm
Resistance of Thermistor at Final Temperature, R 12.70 Ω 12.20 Ω
Final Temperature of the Tube, T 51.0 ℃ 52.5 ℃
Change in temperature of the Tube, T-T0 22 C0 23.5 C0
Experimental Coefficient of Linear Expansion, 7.54x10-5 /C0 5.33x10-5 /C0
αexperimental
Actual Coefficient of Linear Expansion, αactual 23.80x10-6 /C0 19.30x10-6 /C0
Percentage Error 68.4 % 63.8 %

This table show the different values that we obtain in the experiment. The Initial temperature of
both trials are similar because we determine the initial temperature based on room temperature.
The difference between other obtained values is not too large. As you can see, in the Initial
Resistance the values are nearly close. With regards to percentage error, the values of both trials
are not much big of a difference it has only 4.6 % difference. It is smaller than we expect because
we thought that it would have a big difference of percentage error due to the types of tubes used.
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PART 2 (Specific Heat)

In the second experiment, we determine the specific heat of a metal. The table below shows the
values that we need in calculating other parameters.
Determining the Specific Heat of a Metal Specimen
Mass of metal, mm 44.6 g
Mass of calorimeter. mc 47 g
Mass of water, mw 201.5 g
Initial temperature of metal, tm 29 ℃
Initial temperature of calorimeter, tc 29 ℃
Initial temperature of water, tw 29 ℃
Final temperature of mixture, tmix 35 ℃
Experimental specific heat of metal, Cm 0.4170 cal/ g-Co
Actual specific heat of metal, Cm 0.2174 cal/ g-Co
Percentage Error 47.87 %

This table shows the different values that we obtain from the second experiment. We obtained
the different values that we need such as mass of the metal, water, and calorimeter. And also,
similar to the first experiment the values of the initial temperature of the different apparatus are
same. With regards to specific heat, the experimental and actual value are quite have huge
difference with the certain value of 0.1996. Last is the percentage error, we did not expect that
the percent error that we will get is around 40 percent. We thought that the percentage error will
be over 50 percent and above.
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Problems and Solutions

1.A steel is 40 cm long at 20 ℃ . The coefficient of linear expansion for steel is 12 x 10-6 (C0)-1.
The increase in length and the final length when it is at 70 ℃?

Solution:
∆L = Lo α ∆Τ
∆L = (40) (12 x 10-6) (50)
∆L = 0.024 cm

Final length
Lf = Lo + ∆L
Lf = 40 cm + 0.024 cm
Lf = 40.024 cm

2. The original length of metal is 1m and the final length is 1.02 m. The change in temperature is
50 K. Determine the coefficient of linear expansion.

Solution:
Initial length (Lo) = 1m
Final length (Lf) = 1.02m
Change in length (∆L) = Lf – Lo = 1.02m – 1m = 0.02m
Change in temperature (∆T) = 50 K = 50℃

∆L = α Lo ∆T
0.02 m = α (1m) (50 ℃)
0.02 = α (50 ℃)

α = 0.02 / 50 ℃

α = 0.0004 ℃-1

α = 4 x 10-4 ℃-1
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3. A 500-gram cube of lead is heated from 25 ℃ to 75℃. How much energy was required to heat
the lead? The specific heat of lead is 0.129 J/g℃.

Solution:
m = 500 grams
c = 0.129 J/g℃
∆T = (T – To) = (75 ℃ – 25 ℃) = 50 ℃

Q = mcΔT
Q = (500 grams) (0.129 J/g℃)·(50 ℃)
Q = 3225 J

4. A 25-gram metal ball is heated 200 ℃ with 2330 J of energy. What is the specific heat of the
metal?

Solution:
m = 25 grams
∆T = 200 ℃
Q = 2330 J

2330 J = (25 g) c (200 °C)

2330 J = (5000 g℃)c

2330 J/5000 g℃ = c
c = 0.466 J/g℃