Calculate the calorimeter constant if 25.0 g of water at 60.0 °C was added to 25.0 g of water at 25.0 °C with a resulting temperature of 35.0 °C?
Solution:
If the constant were zero, the final temperature of the water would be 42.5 °C. So the amount of heat used by the calorimeter to heat from 25 to 35 is:
(25.0) (4.184) (7.5) = 784.5 J.
Since the constant is Joules/degree, the constant is
784.5 J / 10.0 °C = 78.4 J/°C (to three sig figs).
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Computing calorimeter constant
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Re: Computing calorimeter constant
If you mix the same amount of water with different temperatures then the mixing temperature would be the arithmetical middle of it .inyour case (60 + 25) /2 = 42,5 °C.
But the calorimeter has a constant. The achieved temperature was 35 "C. So it means 7,5 K less as 42,5 °C.
But the calorimeter has a constant. The achieved temperature was 35 "C. So it means 7,5 K less as 42,5 °C.
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Re: Computing calorimeter constant
Yo have to take the total mass of water.