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 %