WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Measuring the Specific Heat of a Substance with a Calorimeter

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substance
Fe
t
0
(°C)
70
m (g)
550
A substance of mass
m
with a temperature
t
0
is submerged into a calorimeter with 600 g of water initially at 4 °C. After some time, the system reaches an equilibrium temperature
t
e
that determines the specific heat of the substance. The heat lost by the substance is gained by the water. For accurate results, the system should be thermally insulated.