EFFECTS OF HEAT TRANSFER

Applications in Calorimetry

REVIEW OF SPECIFIC HEAT

AND EQUILIBRIUM

Effects of Heat Transfer

Sensible
Latent

Effect

Effect

Thermal

Expansion

SENSIBLE EFFECT
- is heat that we can sense
A thermometer can be used to measure this
form of heat.
Specific Heat - is equivalent to the heat
capacity of a unit mass of a substance or the heat
needed to raise the temperature of one gram (g)
of a substance one degree Celsius.

REVIEW OF SPECIFIC HEAT

An aluminum cup contains 225 g of water

and a 40-g copper stirrer, all at 27C. A 400g sample of silver at an initial temperature
of 87C is placed in the water. The stirrer is
used to stir the mixture until it reaches its
final equilibrium temperature of 32C.
Calculate the mass of the aluminum cup.

cal/gCO
Substance

cal/g/CO
Substance

Water (0 oC to
100 oC)

1.000

Aluminum

0.215

Methyl Alcohol

0.609

Marble

0.205

Ice (-10 oC to 0
oC)

0.500

Glass (typical)

0.200

Steam (100 oC)

0.480

Iron/Steel

0.118

Oil

0.478

Copper

0.093

Benzene

0.418

Silver

0.0564

Wood (typical)

0.400

Mercury

0.0330

Soil (typical)

0.250

Gold

0.0310

Air (50 oC)

0.250

Lead

0.0305

DATA:

225

g of water (c = 1 cal/gC0) at 270C

X mass of aluminum (c = 0.215 cal/gC0) at 270C
40 g of copper (c = 0.093 cal/gC0) at 270C
400 g of silver (c = 0.0564 cal/gC0) at 870C

Tf = final temperature at 320C

225 g of water (c = 1 cal/gC0) at 270C

X mass of aluminum (c = 0.215 cal/gC0) at 270C

40 g of copper (c = 0.093 cal/gC0) at 270C

400 g of silver (c = 0.0564 cal/gC0) at 870C

Tf = final temperature at 320C

+ + + = 0
= 225 1 32 27 = 1125
= 0.215 32 27 = 1.075()
= 40 0.093 32 27 = 18.6
= 400 0.0564 32 87 = 1240.8
1125 + 1.075 + 18.6 1240.8 = 0
1.075 97.2 = 0
= 90.4

ADDENDUM TO SOLUTIONS IN
CALORIMETRY
Specific Heat

UNKNOWN INITIAL TEMPERATURE

A very hot 500 gram sample of Lava (c = 0.382 0) was immersed in a

200 gram aluminum container half filled with 900 grams of water.
Both the alum container and water had an initial temperature of 25 OC.
Find the initial temperature of the lava sample if the final temperature of
the system is 95 OC.
+ + = 0

= 900

= 500

1.000

= 200

0
0.215

0.382

950 250

950

+ + = 0
63000 + 3010 + 18145 191 = 0
84155 191 = 0
84155 = 191
=

= 63000

950 250

84155
= 440.60
191

= 3010

= 18145 191

UNKNOWN FINAL TEMPERATURE

A 250 gram copper cube at 950C and a 100 gram steel sample at 600C was
introduced to a 50 gram aluminum calorimeter containing 200 grams of
water, both the calorimeter and water were at 5 OC. Find the final
equilibrium temperature of the system.

+ + + = 0
= =
200 1.000
= = 50 0.217
= =
250 0.093
= =
100 0.110

50
50
950
60

= 200 1000
= 10.85 54.25
= 23.25 2208.75
= 11 660

+ + + = 0
(200 1000) + (10.85 54.25) + (23.25 2208.75) + (11 660) = 0
245.1 3923 = 0
245.1 = 3923
=

3923
= 160
245.1

UNKNOWN FINAL TEMPERATURE (ALTERNATE SOLUTION)

A 250 gram copper cube at 950C and a 100 gram steel sample at 600C was
introduced to a 50 gram aluminum calorimeter containing 200 grams of
water, both the calorimeter and water were at 5 OC. Find the final
equilibrium temperature of the system.

+ + + = 0
=

200 1.000 50

200

1000

50 0.217 50

10.85

54.25

250 0.093 950

23.25

2208.75

100 0.110 60

11

660

+ +
+

245.1

3923

245.1 3923 = 0
245.1 = 3923
=

3923
= 160
245.1

UNKNOWN FINAL TEMPERATURE (ALTERNATE SOLUTION)

A 540 gram copper cube at 850C and a 265 gram steel sample at 700C was
introduced to a 45.25 gram aluminum calorimeter containing 400 grams of
water, both the calorimeter and water were at 15 OC. Find the final
equilibrium temperature of the system.