Physics Internal Assessment

Investigating the Mpemba Effect: Why does hot

water freeze faster than cool water?
Aim

Introduction

Background Information
Design and Methodology
Variables
The independent variable of the experiment is the

The dependent variable of the experiment is the

The controlled variables of the experiment are the

Apparatus
Method
Data Collection

Safety Precaution

Results
Qualitative Data

Quantitative Data
Table 1: Quantitative data of the first ten seconds with an initial temperature of 20°c

Temperature (°c ±0.5)

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average
0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
1 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
2 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
3 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9
4 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9
5 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9
6 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9
7 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9
8 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9
9 19.9 19.9 19.8 19.9
10 19.8 19.9 19.8 19.8
Analysis
Conclusion
Evaluation
Preliminary Experiment

Limitations and Errors

Random Error

Systematic Errors

Improvement and Extension

Bibliography
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