Calorimetry & Heat Lab

Explore how heat is transferred between substances and witness the energy of phase changes.

Specific Heat Capacity

Specific Heat Capacity (c) is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1°C. Materials with a high specific heat (like water) can absorb a lot of heat without getting very hot. Materials with a low value (like metals) heat up very quickly.

Latent Heat

Latent Heat is the hidden energy absorbed or released when a substance changes phase (e.g., solid to liquid). When you drop ice into hot water, the temperature will get "stuck" at 0°C until all the ice has absorbed enough energy to melt completely. This energy is the Latent Heat of Fusion.

Experiment Setup

Water Mass: 1000 g

Water Temp: 20 °C

Add to Calorimeter

What's Happening?

Set up your experiment and select a material to add.