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q = m×c×ΔT
A calorimeter is used to measure heat transfer.
The calorimeter contains a reaction chamber and thermometer in water.
The temperature change indicates the heat lost by the sample and the heat
gained by water.
The calorimeter introduces a very important concept in science: the
conservation of energy; energy can not be created or destroyed.
The calorimeter simply converts potential energy into heat energy.
Whether this occurs in one step: burning, or in a series of steps: digestion, the
overall amount of energy released is the same as long as the products formed
are the same: CO2 and H2O.
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50 cm3 of 2.0 mol dm-3 nitric acid was added to 50 cm3 of 2.0 mol dm-3 potassium hydroxide solution.
The temperature rose by __?___C. Calculate the enthalpy of neutralisation for this reaction.
Assume that the density of the solution is 1.00 g cm-3, the specific heat capacity of the solution is 4.18
J g-1 K-1.
q = mc∆T HNO3 + KOH → NaNO3 + H2O
q = 50 x 4.18 x 13.7 = 2863 J ∆H = q / mol
Mol HNO3 = conc x vol = 2.0 x 50/1000 = 0.10
Mol KOH = conc x vol = 2.0 x 50/1000 = 0.10