Measuring specific heat capacity:

1. Weigh a block of aluminum to find its mass m and then place it in the
lagging.
2. Add a small amount of cooking oil to ensure good thermal contact when
the heater and thermometer and inserted
3. Take the initial temperature of the block. Switch on the power supply and
start the stopwatch record the current and potential difference
4. After three minutes switch of the power supply and record the highest
steady temperature reached.
5. You can than find the specific heat capacity using the equation