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Guide Questions-Calorimetry

The document provides guide questions for a laboratory experiment on calorimetry. It asks questions about which materials heat up faster, which absorb more energy, and how to calculate specific heat capacity based on temperature changes and mass for various materials like iron, brick, water and oil.

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Guide Questions-Calorimetry

The document provides guide questions for a laboratory experiment on calorimetry. It asks questions about which materials heat up faster, which absorb more energy, and how to calculate specific heat capacity based on temperature changes and mass for various materials like iron, brick, water and oil.

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GUIDE QUESTIONS

in Laboratory Activity

Title:

Guide Questions in Laboratory Experiment: Calorimetry

Part A:

A.) Which has higher temperature?

After 5 seconds of heating iron and brick on top of the heaters, we found out
that brick has higher temperature compared to iron.

B.) Which could absorb more energy or more heat and what does it imply about its
specific heat capacity?

Among the two variables used, iron has absorbed more energy/more heat and
it can be seen from the setup as it gained more energy symbols than the latter variable.
This implies that iron has higher specific heat capacity compared to brick, and this is
very evident on how it warms up slower than the other one.

C.) The specific heat of iron is 0.449 J/(g) (°C). Calculate the energy (in J) absorbed
if the temperature changed from 30 °C to 100°C and the mass of the iron is 100g.
D.) Since the brick and iron were heated simultaneously and of the same mass,
calculate the specific heat capacity of the brick if the temperature changed from 30
°C to 130°C.

PART B:

A.) Which has higher temperature?

After performing the simulation experiment, it clearly showed that oil has
higher temperature compared to water.

B.) Which could absorb more energy or more heat and what does it imply about its
specific heat capacity?

In comparison to olive oil, water has absorbed more energy or heat since
water has a higher specific heat capacity than oil.
C.) The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/(g) (°C). Calculate the energy (in J)
absorbed if the temperature changed from 30 °C to 50°C and the mass of the water
is 100g.
D.) Since the oil and water were heated simultaneously and of the same mass,
calculate the specific heat capacity of the oil if the temperature changed from 30
°C to 70°C.

E.) Arrange the four objects in order of increasing specific heat capacity.

Brick, Iron, Olive oil and Water

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