Abstract
An approach to teaching calorimetry is offered through practical, versatile undergraduate experiments using an isothermal heat conduction calorimeter, which measures a variety of heat changes--enthalpies of phase changes, hydration, dissolution, adsorption and desorption, and reaction--as well as the metabolic rate of living organisms. Isothermal heat-conduction calorimetry is contrasted with adiabatic calorimetry. The general design and calibration of an instrument is discussed and five student experiments are described: heat capacity of solids, enthalpy of acid-base reaction, enthalpy of vaporization, hydration of cement, and metabolic rates of insects.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1080-1086 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Education |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Materials Engineering