A New Electrical Method of Determining Specific Heats

Authors

Earl C. McCracken, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

89. A new electrical method

In this report is described a method of procuring the specific heats of materials by comparing the rate of heating of water by direct passage of current through it to the rate of heating when the water contains small particles of the material. By this method one may determine accurately the specific heat of a substance over various temperature ranges and while the temperature is rising. It is also especially applicable where the specific heat cannot be obtained accurately by the method of mixtures because of the nature of the material.

Publication Date

1933

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

40

Issue

1

First Page

157

Last Page

157

Copyright

©1933 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

McCracken, Earl C. (1933) "A New Electrical Method of Determining Specific Heats," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 40(1), 157-157.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol40/iss1/93