This is a demonstration of the heat capacity of different substances. Balls of various metals, all of the same weight, are heated in boiling water, removed simultaneously and placed on a sheet of wax. The rate at which they melt through the wax is observed and the question is posed as to why the melting rates are different.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313120
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Applied physics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Heat
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific apparatus and instruments
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)