PASCO TD-8551A MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT - Manual (Page 3)

012-04331E Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
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Section .......................................................................................................... Page
Copyright and Warranty .................................................................................. ii
Equipment Return ............................................................................................ ii
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1
Equipment ........................................................................................................ 1
Measuring Temperature with the Thermistor .................................................. 2
History ............................................................................................................. 2
Operation ......................................................................................................... 3
Measuring the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat:
Experiment................................................................................................. 4
Calculations ............................................................................................... 6
Worksheet .................................................................................................. 7
Maintenace....................................................................................................... 8
Thermistor Specifications:
Temperature versus Resistance ................................................................. 9
Biography: Benjamin Thompson—Count Rumford of Bavaria................... 10
Teacher’s Guide .............................................................................................. 11
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