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Date May 2023 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 23M.2.SL.TZ2.2c
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ2
Command term Discuss Question number c Adapted from N/A
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23M.2.SL.TZ2.2c
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Some water from the beaker is accidentally transferred with the cube.

Discuss how this will affect the value of the calculated specific heat capacity of the cube.

[2]

Markscheme

cube specific heat will be too large/increased value/overestimate ✓


additional «thermal» energy transferred

OR

temperature rise of water will be larger

OR

temperature drop of cube will be smaller ✓

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