Question

In our experiment, we assumed that the heat flow in to and out of the walls of the calorimeter (qcal) is small in comparison to the total heat flow and so it could be neglected. If we assume that the heat capacity (ccal) of the calorimeter is 12 j/k, does this neglected heat flow account for your calculated percent error in the value of hffor mgo? Show your new calculations to explain why or why not.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Calorimetry is used to measure amounts of heat transferred to or from a substance. ... For example, when an exothermic reaction occurs in solution in a calorimeter, the heat produced by the reaction is absorbed by the solution, which increases its temperature.