10.3. Calorimetry http://www.ck12.org
6270 = 7. 50 x
x=836 J/kg◦C
Summary
- A calorimeter is a device used to measure changes in thermal energy or heat transfer.
- If a reaction is carried out in the reaction vessel or if a measured mass of heated substance is placed in the
water of the calorimeter, the change in the water temperature allows us to calculate the change in thermal
energy.
Practice
Questions
The following video covers the calorimetry equation. Use this resource to answer the questions that follow.
- What is the number 4.18 J/g°C in the video?
- In the equation, q = mc∆t, what does c represent?
- What does it mean if the temperature in the calorimeter goes down?
Solved calorimetry problems:
http://calorimetry-physics-problems.blogspot.com/2010/10/specific-heat-problems.html
Review
Questions
- A 300.0 g sample of water at 80.0ºC is mixed with 300.0 g of water at 10.0ºC. Assuming no heat loss to the
surroundings, what is the final temperature of the mixture? - A 400.0 g sample of methanol at 16.0ºC is mixed with 400.0 g of water at 85.0ºC. Assuming no heat loss to
the surroundings, what is the final temperature of the mixture? The specific heat of methanol is 2450 J/kg•ºC. - A 100.0 g brass block at 100.0ºC is placed in 200.0 g of water at 20.0ºC. The specific heat of brass is 376
J/kg•ºC. Assuming no heat loss to the surroundings, what is the final temperature of the mixture?
- calorimeter:A device used to measure the heat flow of a chemical reaction or physical change.
- calorimetry:A way to measure the energy change of a reaction or the energy contained in matter.