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The laboratory report details an experiment conducted to determine the specific heat capacities of three unknown metals using a coffee cup calorimeter. By heating the metals and measuring the temperature changes in water, the researchers calculated the specific heat capacities, concluding that different metals exhibit varying heat capacities based on their properties. The experiment successfully demonstrated the relationship between heat transfer and temperature changes in different materials.

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The laboratory report details an experiment conducted to determine the specific heat capacities of three unknown metals using a coffee cup calorimeter. By heating the metals and measuring the temperature changes in water, the researchers calculated the specific heat capacities, concluding that different metals exhibit varying heat capacities based on their properties. The experiment successfully demonstrated the relationship between heat transfer and temperature changes in different materials.

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Laboratory Report

OCT. 24, 2024 THERMODYNAMICS Thursday

DETERMINING:
Specific Heat Capacity of Unknown Metals
Using a Coffee Cup Calorimeter
by: Kizza Gale Taguiam, Satsuki Rustia, and Nadine Guardiano
In this activity, we will determine the specific
heat capacities of three different metals using
a coffee cup calorimeter. The specific heat
capacity of a substance tells us how much
heat is needed to raise the temperature of
one gram of that substance by one degree
Celsius. By using a coffee cup calorimeter,
which is a simple device that helps measure
the heat transferred in a reaction, we can
figure out how much heat is gained or lost by
the metal when placed in water.

In this experiment, we will heat the metal


samples and then place them into the
calorimeter filled with water. By recording the
temperature changes in the water, we can
calculate the specific heat of the metal using a
basic heat equation. This experiment will help
us better understand the relationship
between heat, temperature, and energy
LEARN MORE transfer in different materials.

FINDINGS: CONCLUSION:
In this activity, we measured the specific Based from our results, we concluded
heat capacities of three different types of that different metals have different
metals using a coffee cup calorimeter. specific heat capacities. The experiment
After heating each metal sample and showed how heat is transferred
placing it in water, we recorded the between the metal and the water, and
temperature change in the water. By how we can calculate the specific heat
using the heat equation , we calculated capacity based on the temperature
the heat lost by the metal and the heat change. By understanding the specific
gained by the water. Our results showed heat capacity of each metal, we can
that each metal had a different specific better predict how materials will react
heat capacity, which matched their to heat in real-world applications.
unique properties. The larger the Overall, the experiment was successful
temperature change in the water, the in helping us determine the unique heat
lower the specific heat capacity of the capacities of the unknown metals.
metal.

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