THERMODYNAMICS - HEAT AND THE FIRST LAW - HEAT CAPACITY AND SPECIFIC HEAT	NC State University Faculty Access
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Description: This device has four arms, each of a different common metal, with four different conductivity ratings. Putting wax tabs on the ends of each arm and applying equal heat to the center, by boiling water, allows the class to see which metal conducts faster. T his demo is easily used on the overhead. Purchased/Built: purchased Setup Time: 5 min Quant. in Demo Room: 1 Source: Central Scientific Demo References The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations Disc 14-18 Heat equal mass cylinders of aluminum, steel, and lead and let them melt a path through honeycomb. Sutton H-36 Several cylinders of the same metals with the same mass and diameter are heated in paraffin and transferred to a paraffin disc.
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