Moberly Area Community College Name: ___________________________

PHY121 Chemistry Lab Lab Partner: ___________________________

Section: _________ Date: ___________

LAB #12 REPORT: Temperature Predictions

For Part I & II, predict the final temperature that will result when two substances are mixed and thermal equilibrium is
achieved. In addition, you should come up with a mathematical formula/equation that can be used to predict the
equilibrium temperature. Using the Specific Heat for water (4.184 J/g.K), calculate the heat transferred. Part III calculate
the Specific Heat for a metal of your choosing. You may assume all systems are isolated, i.e. no heat transfer to or from
the surrounding environment. Note, the diagrams below gives approximate values record exact values.

PART I

Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Predicted Final Temp: __________

50.0 g of 50.0 g of
water at
RT ~20C
+ water at
60C
= Actual Final Temp: __________

Percent Error: __________

A Mass __________ Initial temp, Room Temperature __________ .

B Mass ___________Initial Temp __________ .

Calculated heat transferred from B to A __________ .

Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Predicted Final Temp: __________

50.0 g of 50.0 g of
water at
RT ~20C
+ water at
~0C
= Actual Final Temp: __________

Percent Error: __________

Initial temp A__________ . Initial Temp B __________ .

Calculated heat transferred from ______ to ________ = __________.

Formula to predict the final temperature of the mixture:

Show your calculations to determine the final temperatures for PART I

PART II

Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Predicted Final Temp: __________

50.0 g of 100.0 g of
water at
RT ~20C
+ water at
60C
= Actual Final Temp: __________

Percent Error: __________

Initial temp A__________ . Initial Temp B __________ .

Calculated heat transferred from ___________to _____________. = __________________

Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Predicted Final Temp: __________

100.0 g of 50.0 g of
water at
20C
+ water at
60C
= Actual Final Temp: __________

Percent Error: __________

Initial temp A__________ . Initial Temp B __________ .

Calculated heat transferred from ____________ to _________________ = _____________.

Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Predicted Final Temp: __________

50.0 g of 100.0 g of
water at
~0C
+ water at
60C
= Actual Final Temp: __________

Percent Error: __________

Initial temp A__________ . Initial Temp B __________ .

Calculated heat transferred from _____________ to ____________ = _________________.

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 Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Predicted Final Temp: __________

100.0 g of 50.0 g of
water at
~20C
+ water at
~0C
= Calculated Final Temp: __________

Percent Error: __________

Initial temp A__________ . Initial Temp B __________ .

Calculated heat is transferred from _____________ to ____________ = _________________.

Formula to predict the final temperature of the mixture for PART II:

Show your work to determine the calculated final temperatures for PART II

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PART III

Use the equation below to Solve for the Specific Heat of a Metal ______ that is dropped in water. Show your work.

q = m × C × (Tf - Ti)
q = amount of heat gained or lost by substance
m = mass of sample
C = heat capacity (J oC-1 g-1 or J K-1 g-1)
Tf = final temperature
Ti = initial temperature

Solve for the Specific Heat of a Metal ______ that is dropped in water.

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PART III

Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Initial Temp(w): __________

50.0 g of 65.0 g of
water at
20C
+ metal at
60C
= Final Temp: __________

Initial Temp: __________

Calculated heat transferred from _____________ to ____________ = _________________.

Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Initial Temp(w): __________

50.0 g of 65.0 g of
water at
60C
+ metal at
20C
= Final Temp: __________

Initial Temp: __________

Calculated heat transferred from _____________ to ____________ = _________________.

Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Initial Temp(w): __________

50.0 g of 65.0 g of
water at
20C
+ metal at
100C
= Final Temp: __________

Initial Temp: __________

Calculated heat transferred from _____________ to ____________ = _________________.

Substance A Substance B Resulting Mixture

Initial Temp(w): __________

100.0 g of 65.0 g of
water at
60C
+ metal at
20C
= Final Temp: __________

Initial Temp: __________

Calculated heat transferred from _____________ to ____________ = _________________.

Show your work for PART III

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