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    Heat Energy

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    Heat energy Temperature – measure of the average KE of the particles in a substance‚ measured in degrees Celsius or degrees Kelvin. Celsius 0⁰C (freezing point of water) to 100⁰C (boiling point of water) Kelvin 0 K (absolute zero‚ particles stop moving theoretically)‚ equivalent to -273.15⁰C. Uses the same scale for increase‚ ie. a 1⁰C increase in temperature equates to a 1K increase in temperature. Heat – amount of energy transferred‚ measured in Joules (J) Kinetic Energy‚ Thermal

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    Heat and Calorimetry

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    ANALYSIS On the first part of the experiment which is the determination of specific heat of metals. The obtained value of experimental specific heat of metal of aluminum and copper are 0.2152 calg-℃ and 0.0958 cal g-℃ ‚ respectively. It is a must to work faster in performing this experiment because working in an air-conditioned room greatly affects the result of the temperature. For the temperature values‚ the final temperature of mixture should not increase more than 1 ℃ compare

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    Specific Heat

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    vibrating around‚ the hotter the object feels. We can sidestep this molecular picture by dealing with objects as a whole‚ and treating the energy transfer as the flow of heat‚ rather than kinetic energy transfer among particles. |Specific Heat for Various Materials | |Material |Specific Heat | | |(J/kg C°) | |Water |4186 | |Aluminum |900

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    Absorbing Heat

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    Introduction- Heat is energy that is warm. Heat energy comes from different energy forms or types like electrical. Heat is also natural‚ from the sun. Heat transforms by reflecting on something and giving it warmth. The temperatures on the coloured cans will vary because they absorb different amounts of heat. According to the particle theory when an object heats up the particles spread out and move more. Aim- The aim of this experiment is to test how colour affects the amount of heat being absorbed

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    Heat Budget

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    1) What was meant by the term "the earths heat budget" (5) The Earth’s Heat Budget Solar Insolation - The primary source of energy to drive our global climate system (including atmospheric and‚ to a lesser extent‚ oceanic circulation) is the heat we receive from the Sun‚ termed solar insolation. The spectrum of light which comes from the Sun is shown above. The spectrum of light in the atmosphere and at the Earth’s surface is shown below. Insolation arrives at the edge of our atmosphere primarily

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    Heat of Combustion

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    Chemistry – Heats of combustion. To determine the heats of combustion of selected alkanols and to use this information to determine the heat of combustion for a longer chain alkanols. Formula ΔH=-mCΔT Heat of combustion ΔH/n = molar heat of combustion. Materials -100 degrees thermometer -glass stirring rod -aluminium beaker -electronic balance -bosshead and clamp -retort stand Method 1) Set up the apparatus as shown above. 2) Measure the weight of aluminium can 3) Use the

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    In the Heat of the Night

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    In The Heat Of The Night can be read as a mystery story for few people‚ but others would simply read it as an underlying racial issue. In general opinion‚ this novel is both a mystery story and an underlying racial issue. These statements will be discussed in details: When local police officer Sam Wood found Virgil Tibbs waiting for the train‚ he swiftly takes him into custody where he was questioned about a murder. The mystery is shown by the literary point of view used in In the Heat of the Night

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    Sweet Heat

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    “Sweet Heat” I think back and visualize the days of Bonnie and Clyde in the early 1930’s and reminisce about the first V8 powered vehicles driven during that era. That vision is what comes to mind when taking a drive with my father in his Ford street rod‚ “Sweet Heat”. “Sweet Heat” is a 1931 original steel Ford Sport Coupe that has been converted to a street rod powered by a ZZ4 350 cubic inch /400 Horsepower General Motors crate engine. The name “Sweet Heat” was derived from the hot new engine

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    Temprature and Heat

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    required for transfer of heat by the process of Radiation. (e) A cold steel spoon is dipped in a cup of hot milk. It transfers heat to its other end by theprocess of conduction. (f ) Clothes of dark colours absorb heat better than clothes of light colours. Match the following : (i) Land breeze blows during à night (ii) Sea breeze blows during-àday (iii) Dark coloured clothes are preferred during à winter (iv) Light coloured clothes are preferred during-àsummer What is heat? Heat is a form of energy‚

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    Heat and Dust

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    Heat and Dust” is a story which moves backwards and forward in time‚ between the present (Post British Colonization-1970) and the past (During British Colonization-1923). It tells a story of two Englishwomen in India‚ the narrator and her grandmother Olivia‚ whose lives are interwoven‚ separated by fifty years. The narrator’s search to find out about Olivia brings her to the heat and dust of Satipur‚ India She discovers that Olivia was a woman smothered by the social restrictions placed upon her

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