Part 1.Determining the Specific Heat of Metals

Trial 1. Aluminum Metal

Trial 2. Copper Metal

Mass of metal, mm 18.3 g 29.8 g

Mass of calorimeter, mc 58.9 g 58.9 g

Mass of water, mw 221.7 g 227.4 g

Initial temperature of metal, tom

100 oC 100 oC

Initial temperature of calorimeter, toc

30.5 oC 30 oC

Initial temperature of water, tow

30.5 oC 30 oC

Final Temperature of mixture, tmix

32 oC 31 oC

Experimental specific heat of metal, cm

0.28 cal/ g-

Co

0.11 cal/ g-Co

Actual specific heat of metal, cm

0.22 cal/ g-

Co

0.09 cal/ g-Co

Percentage of error 30.02% 21.53 %

Part2. Latent Heat of Fusion IceTrial 1 Trial 2

Mass of calorimeter, mc

58.9 g 58.9 g

Mass of water, mw

227.2 g 227 g

Mass of mixture, mmix

300.6 g 301.1 g

Mass of ice, mi

14.5 g 15.2 g

Initial temperature of ice, tot

0 oC 0 oC

Initial temperature of calorimeter, toc

30.5 oC 30 oC

Initial temperature of water, tow

30.5 oC 30 oC

Final temperature of mixture, tmix

24 oC 26 oC

Experimental Latent heat of fusion, LF

83.59 cal/g 37.11 cal/g

Actual specific latent heat of fusion, LF

80 cal/g 80 cal/g

Percentage of Error

4.49 % 53.62 %