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Part 1.

Determining the Specific Heat of


Metals

Trial 1.

Aluminum
Metal
Trial 2.
Copper
Metal
Mass of metal, m
m
18.3 g 29.8 g
Mass of calorimeter, m
c
58.9 g 58.9 g
Mass of water, m
w
221.7 g 227.4 g
Initial temperature of
metal, t
om
100
o
C 100
o
C
Initial temperature of
calorimeter, t
oc
30.5
o
C 30
o
C
Initial temperature of
water, t
ow
30.5
o
C 30
o
C
Final Temperature of
mixture, t
mix
32
o
C 31
o
C
Experimental specific
heat of metal, c
m
0.28
cal/ g-
C
o

0.11 cal/
g-C
o

Actual specific heat of
metal, c
m
0.22
cal/ g-
C
o

0.09 cal/
g-C
o

Percentage of error 30.02% 21.53 %













Part2. Latent Heat of Fusion Ice
Trial 1 Trial 2
Mass of
calorimeter,
mc
58.9 g 58.9 g
Mass of
water, mw
227.2 g 227 g
Mass of
mixture,
mmix
300.6 g 301.1 g
Mass of ice,
mi
14.5 g 15.2 g
Initial
temperature
of ice, tot
0
o
C 0
o
C
Initial
temperature
of
calorimeter,
toc
30.5
o
C 30
o
C
Initial
temperature
of water, tow
30.5
o
C 30
o
C
Final
temperature
of mixture,
tmix
24
o
C 26
o
C
Experimental
Latent heat of
fusion, LF
83.59 cal/g 37.11 cal/g
Actual
specific latent
heat of
fusion, LF
80 cal/g 80 cal/g
Percentage of
Error
4.49 % 53.62 %

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