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(a) Figure 10 shows an incomplete set up that can be used in an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of a solid of mass m by electrical method.
(i) Complete the diagram by inserting the missing
components for the experiment (2 marks) (ii) Other than temperature, state three measurements that should be taken. (3 marks) (iii) The final temperature was recorded as ϴ. Write an expression that can he used to determine the specific heat capacity of the solid. (2marks) (b) State three ways of increasing the sensitivity of a liquid-in-glass thermometer. (3 marks)
(KCSE 2015 paper 1 question 16.)