Help!!! negative calorimeter constant!!!?

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Help!!! negative calorimeter constant!!!?

2007-03-16 14:53:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

i got a value of -96.27 J/degree C

2007-03-16 16:37:48 · update #1

we used 5 c water + 25 C water, then the final temp is 16.3 C

2007-03-16 16:38:20 · update #2

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Don't know how negative your constant is, but a number relatively near zero may not be a total disaster. In water-filled calorimeters, the contribution of heat from the calorimeter is usually pretty small.

2007-03-16 16:06:42 · answer #1 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

*gasp*

2007-03-16 22:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋