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Name: RANDY ALBALADEJO JR. Class Schedule: 1-4 SAT

Program & Year: BSCE- 2 Instructor: RHYXY ANTHONY MAMON

Laboratory Exercise No.8

Objectives:

To determine the latent heat of fusion of ice using a calorimeter

Equipment/Materials/Tools:

Calorimeter Thermometer, 100°C

Beam balance and set of weights Ice and Warm water

(about 50°C) Method:

❖ Read and record mass of cup (in g) in Table 8.1

❖ Warm water was poured into the cup up to ⅔ full and weighed.
❖ Additional mass added (50 g).
❖ Read and record mass of cup and water (in g) in Table 8.1
❖ Read and record initial temperature (ºC) in Table 8.1.
❖ Pieces of ice at 0ºC were dropped into the cup with water. Read and record final temperature (watch
video).
❖ Additional mass added (2x50 g).
❖ Read and record mass of cup, water and ice (in g) in Table 8.1
❖ Up to ⅔ full warm water was poured in the cup and weighed.
❖ Additional mass added (50 g).
❖ Read and record mass of cup and water (in g) in Table 8.1
❖ Thermometer was inserted in the opening in the cover of the calorimeter. Read and record initial temperature
(watch video).
❖ Pieces of ice at 0ºC were dropped into the cup with water. Read and record final temperature (watch
same video).
❖ Additional mass added (2x50 g).
❖ Read and record mass of cup, water and ice (in g) in Table 8.1
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Data and Results:

1 2
Trial

Specific heat of calorimeter cup, Li 0.0923 cal/g.ºC 0.0923 cal/g.ºC

Mass of calorimeter cup, mc 70.80g 70.80g

Mass of calorimeter cup and water, mc+w 252.60g 248.9g

Mass of water, mw 181.80g 178.1g

Initial temperature, Ti 39˚C 39˚C

Final temperature, Tf 16˚C 16˚C

Mass of cup, water and melted ice, mc+w+i 303.90g 298.3g

Mass of ice, mi 51.3g 49.4g

Computed latent heat of fusion of ice, Hf 68.44cal/g 69.96cal/g

Accepted value of heat of fusion of ice, Lf 80 cal/g 80 cal/g

Percentage of Error 14% 12%

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Computation:
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Observation:

I observed that by knowing the masses of the ice, water, and calorimeter, the resulting
temperature change after the ice melts. The latent heat of fusion of ice is fond.

Analysis:

Applying equilibrium principle (or conservation of energy):

∑Qk = 0

Qc + Qw + Qi + Qim = 0

Qc = mccc∆Tc ∆Tc = ∆Tw = Tf – Ti

Qw = mwcw∆Tw
Qi = miHf Solve for Hf = ?
Qim = micw∆Tim ∆Tim = Tf – 0ºC
|𝘏𝟋 − 𝘓𝟋|
% 𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = 𝑥 100%
𝘓𝟋
Conclusion:

Therefore, I conclude that to determine the latent heat of fusion of ice is you need to compute
the mass of calorimeter cup, water, ice and the temperature.