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A student set-up the apparatus as shown below to determine the power of an electric heater

A student set-up the apparatus as shown below to determine the power of an electric heater
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(i) Other than time, state the measurements that would be used to determine the quantity of heat P absorbed by ice in a unit time
(ii) Complete the circuit to show the connection of the essential circuit components
(iii) Describe how the student would proceed to determine P
(iv) Give a reason why P may not be equal to the value indicated by the manufacturer

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Wilfred
(i) Current, voltage (p.d) mass of water collected temperature of the melt

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(iii) Switch on the current and start the clock simultaneously
-Record the steady venus current I and P.d.v
-Note the temperature of the melt( should be 0oC)
-Weighs the melt to obtain its mass m, collected over a known length of time , t
Apply Ivt=mlf

(iv)It may not be operating at its optimum conditions of p.d and temperature,T. the heater also absorbs heat
Wilfykil answered the question on October 1, 2019 at 06:54

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