I need help with my calculation. I'm not so sure whether i'm doing this correctly or not.
Well...i start with
SW△T(unknown metal)= SW△T(H2O) + C△T(calorimeter)
I need to find the specific heat of the unknown metal.
data I've collected from the exp are as follows:
△T of H2O in calorimeter
mass of unknown metal
mass of water used
boiling water temperature
Now..my question is where do i use the temperature of the boiling water??
For C△T, I've specific heat of calorimeter *△T in calorimeter
For SW△T(H2O), specific heat of H2O*mass of H2O used*△T(but I don't whether I should use △T of H2O in cal or boiling temperature of H2O)
Finally, SW△T(metal), mass of metal*△T(I was thinking of using △T of H2O in calorimeter since temp of H2O=temp of metal) So, please let me know which one I should use and if what I've come up with is correct. And, no disrespectful answers. Thank you!!!
2007-11-01
17:20:00
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aji
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