CEM 141 Study Guide - Final Guide: Barium Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Doubleclick

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Calorimetry is the science of measuring heat flow, and heat is defined as thermal energy flowing from an object at a higher temperature to one at a lower temperature. For example, if a chunk of metal at room temperature is placed in a beaker of boiling water, the metal will absorb heat from the water until it is at the same temperature as the boiling water. Scientists also often study the heat associated with different physical and chemical changes. Ideally, the heat changes resulting from physical and chemical phenomena can be harnessed to do work. For example, the burning of gasoline and fossil fuels can be used to run our automobiles and heat our houses. However, in some cases, the heat associated with some processes is transferred to the environment; for example, traditional incandescent light bulbs use almost as much (or maybe more) electricity to produce heat rather than light. Most physical and chemical changes are either exothermic or endothermic.

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