How is specific heat measured ? Or Explain mixing method for measurement of specific heat.

Explanation

(i) The speific heat of an object can be measured by mixing method using a calorimeter.
(ii) when a hot solid metallic ball (sphere) is put in water in a calorimeter , heat exchange starts between hot object , water and caloriner.
(iii) This continues till the temperature of all the there becomes equal.
(iv) Heat lost by hot object `(Q_(1))` is equal to Height gained by water and calorimeter .
(v) If the speific heat of water and calorimeter are known then the speific heat of solid object can be calculated.