The heat capacity of the calorimeter is And, the specific heat capacity of

the quantity of heat absorbed by the calorimeter

calorimeter for each 1°C rise in
RESULTS AND DISSCUSION
temperature. The heat capacity of the
calorimeter must be determined Data 1 2
experimentally. The easiest process is to Mass cold 100 ± 79 .857±
study the mixing of warm and cold water [g] 0.010 0.010
water. Mass cold 0.100± 0.079±
water [Kg] 1×10−5 1×10−5
INTRODUCTION Mass hot 25 ± 0.010
Heat, Q, is thermal energy transferred water [g]
from a hotter system to a cooler system Mass hot 0.025 ± 1×10−5
water [Kg]
that are in contact. Temperature is a
Ti hot water 53± 1 56± 1
measure of the average kinetic energy
[℃]
of the atoms or molecules in the
Ti hot water 326.150± 329.150±
system1. Heat released or absorbed can [k] 1 1
be calculated using the specific heat Tf system 28± 1 32± 1
capacity 𝐶𝑝 , the mass of the substance [℃]
m, and the change in temperature ΔT, T Tf system [k] 301.150± 1
in the equation: Ti cold water 22± 1 23± 1
[℃]
Q=m× 𝐶𝑝 ×ΔT (#) 295.150± 296.150±
Ti cold
An isolated system does not exchange water[k] 1 1
energy or matter with its surroundings, Mass 8.750± 0.001
calorimeter[g]
so total heat is about2,
Mass 0.008± 1×10−5
Qtotal= Q1+Q2+Q3+…=0 calorimeter[kg]
Table 1.Experimental data obtain to calculate heat
The expression for de relative capacity of calorimeter
perceptual error it is,
To find the specific heat of the
|𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 − 𝑎𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑥 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒| calorimeter we use the expression (#)
%𝑅𝐸 = and we find out that 𝐶𝑝𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 =
|𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒|
−𝑄2 −𝑄1
(#).In which Q1 is about the
PROBLEM STAMENT 𝑚𝑐𝑎𝑙 ∆𝑇𝑐𝑎𝑙
heat hot water and Q2 is about cold
First, it is going to find the specific heat water.
of a calorimeter by analyzing changes
of heat in a system with cold and hot Also, the expression for the error
𝜕𝐶𝑝𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝜕𝐶𝑝𝑐𝑎𝑙
water with the equations (# ecuacion del ∆𝐶𝑝𝑐𝑎𝑙 =| | ∆𝑄1 + | | ∆𝑄2 +
𝜕𝑄1 𝜕𝑄2
calor total igual a 0) and (# ecuacion del 𝜕𝐶𝑝 𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝜕𝐶𝑝𝑐𝑎𝑙
calor) and the corresponding error using | 𝜕𝑚𝑐𝑎𝑙 | ∆𝑚 + | | ∆𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 (#).
𝜕𝑇
(# ecuacion basica de errors con
Equivalent to,
derivadas parciales) .
1 1
|𝑚𝑐𝑎𝑙 ∆𝑇 | ∆𝑄1 + |𝑚𝑐𝑎𝑙 ∆𝑇 | ∆𝑄2 +
Also, it is assumed that the specific heat 𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑎𝑙
𝑄1+𝑄2
capacity of water, is equal 𝐶𝑤 = |𝑚𝑐𝑎𝑙 ∆𝑇 2 | ∆𝑚 +
𝐾𝐽 𝑐𝑎𝑙
7
4.186 . 𝑄1+𝑄2
𝐾𝑔 𝐾 |𝑚𝑐𝑎𝑙2 ∆𝑇 | ∆𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 (#).
𝑐𝑎𝑙
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Where we use, Tipler, Mosca. (2010). Física
para la ciencia y la tecnología. 6ª
∆𝑄(1,2)=|𝑚𝐶𝑝(𝐻20) |∆𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 + Edicion: Física Moderna.
|𝐶𝑝(𝐻20) ∆𝑇(1,2) ∆𝑚|∆𝑄2 +
ANEXOS
|𝑚∆𝑇(1,2) |∆𝐶𝑝(𝐻20)
The mass was originally taken at grams
, this expression of error applies to ∆Q1 𝑔
so Kg=1000 was used to convert to Kg,
and ∆Q2.Where the expressions of ∆𝑚
and ∆𝑇, are at Anexos. and,
1
The results obtained for 𝐶𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑙 using the ∆𝑚=|1000| ∆𝑚𝑔
data of Table 1.
Where, ∆𝑚𝑔 , is the error of the
𝐶𝑝𝑐𝑎𝑙 = 1.993 ±10.948 (Data 1.) equipment used to measure mass at
𝐶𝑝𝑐𝑎𝑙 = −6.183 ±17.703(Data 2.) grams.

The value of Cpcal for the second data

taken is negative and need to be
discarded because of the positive nature
of Cp , this difference could be
consequence of that data2 was taken
immediately after data 1, so the
calorimeter change temperature ,
affecting the results of the second
experience.
Besides, the relative perceptual error
calculate with (#Error R) is,
%|𝑅𝐸| =76.014%
CONCLUSIONS
At the obtaining of the experimental
value of the specific heat capacity of
calorimeter. Heat gained by the cold
water is equal that lost by the hot water.
The differences are due to heat gained
by the calorimeter. Because, no heat is
lost to the surroundings from the
calorimeter.
REFERENCES
1
Halliday, David; Resnick,
Robert (2013). Fundamentals of
Physics. Wiley. p. 524.
2
Laider, Keith J. (1993). The
World of Physical Chemistry. Oxford
University Press.