conduct an activity of specific heat
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Answer:
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Explanation:
In this lab activity, students will use a rudimentary calorimeter to determine the specific heat of a mystery metal. They will then use a chart to identify the metal based on its specific heat.
Materials (per group):
Beakers
Hotplates
Calculators
Calorimeters
Construct a calorimeter using a Styrofoam cup, and cutting a piece of board insulation as a lid. Place a hole in the lid for a thermometer.
Mystery metals
Tongs
Safety goggles
Graduated cylinder
Table with the specific heats of the metals used in the experiment
Homemade calorimeter
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Formula
Note the triangle is referred to as 'delta' and means change.
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Where: Q=thermal energy (J), m=mass (g), c=specific heat (J/g degrees C), and delta T=change in temperature (degrees C)
Teacher Directions/Background
Have students fill out the table below as they complete each task.
Mystery Metal Mass of Mystery Metal (g) Initial temperature of the hot metal (degrees C) Mass of the water (g) Initial temperature of the water (degrees C) Final Temperature of the water (degrees C) Final Temperature of the metal (degrees C) The change in water temperature (degrees C) Change in the temperature of metal (degrees C)
Choose mystery metal A, B, C or D and record its mass in the table (g).
Place the mystery metal in a beaker filled approximately ¾ full of water (or until the mystery metal is submerged), and bring it to a boil. Allow it to boil for ten minutes and take the temperature. Record this as the initial temperature of the hot metal.
Assume the temperature of the boiling water and the temperature of the hot metal are the same.
Weigh out 100 mL of water and add it to the calorimeter (record the mass of the water, and the initial temperature of water in the table).
Quickly add the hot metal to the calorimeter and record the highest temperature the water reaches (record this as the final temperature of the water). Also record the final temperature the metal reaches.
Assume the temperature of the metal is the same as the temperature of the water.
Complete the following calculations:
Change in temperature of the water=Final temperature - starting temperature
Change in temperature of the metal=Final temperature- starting temperature
Negative numbers are okay
Determine the Q the water
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Note: the specific heat of water is 4.186 j/gC
Assume the energy absorbed from the water was lost from the metal. This will make the Q from previous calculation negative.
Use the specific heat formula to determine the specific heat of the mystery metal:
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Use a table of specific heats to determine what the mystery metal was
Repeat for the next three mystery metals.