CHEM 1951 Lecture Notes - Paper Towel, Xylene, Lead
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Curt kim, jonathan lee, keshav mantha & bobbie sheng, Goal: the purpose of this lab was to determine the specific heat of a metal sample by calculating the heat transfer from the metal sample to water inside a calorimeter. First, a 250 ml beaker half-filled with water was set to boil. Meanwhile, the mass of the metal sample was measured on a scale which was zeroed with the sample"s cup. Then, the metal sample was placed into a test tube, and the tube was placed into the boiling water. The styrofoam cup calorimeter was then filled with 100ml of water, and the water"s temperature was taken. The test tube containing the metal was removed from the boiling water 15 minutes after the water started bubbling, at which point the water was very close to 100c. The metal sample was then poured into the calorimeter. The highest temperature of the water following the addition of the metal sample was recorded.
