Lab 2 Assignment: Introduction to Calorimetry: Specific
Heat of a Metal
In Part 1 of this assignment, you will record the data collected in the video experiment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gHFalL2990U&t=4s
In Part 2 of this assignment, you will also be given data for an unknown metal, and you will
determine the specific heat of that metal as well.
Completing the Multiple-Choice Quiz 2 assignment will help with this assignment.
Video Experiment: Determining the Specific Heat of Cadmium Metal
Part 1: video Experiment Data
1. Define Specific Heat
Specific heat is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a
substance by one Celsius degree.
2. What is the specific heat of water, with units of J/(g°C), to four significant figures? Include units with
your value.
4184 1/(g°C)
3. Record the following measured data.
e When recording the data from the video experiment, remember to record all numerical digits
provided.
Measurement Trial 1
FRl Mass of cadmium metal sample (g) 58.953
Il Mass of the water (g) 100.0
(assume density of 1.000 g/mL)
[3 Initial temperature of the water in the 220
calorimeter (°C):
[{ Bl Initial temperature of the cadmium metal after 100.0
heating in the hot water (°C):
[ Final (maximum) temperature of the water after 25.0
the metal was added (°C):
Heat of a Metal
In Part 1 of this assignment, you will record the data collected in the video experiment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gHFalL2990U&t=4s
In Part 2 of this assignment, you will also be given data for an unknown metal, and you will
determine the specific heat of that metal as well.
Completing the Multiple-Choice Quiz 2 assignment will help with this assignment.
Video Experiment: Determining the Specific Heat of Cadmium Metal
Part 1: video Experiment Data
1. Define Specific Heat
Specific heat is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a
substance by one Celsius degree.
2. What is the specific heat of water, with units of J/(g°C), to four significant figures? Include units with
your value.
4184 1/(g°C)
3. Record the following measured data.
e When recording the data from the video experiment, remember to record all numerical digits
provided.
Measurement Trial 1
FRl Mass of cadmium metal sample (g) 58.953
Il Mass of the water (g) 100.0
(assume density of 1.000 g/mL)
[3 Initial temperature of the water in the 220
calorimeter (°C):
[{ Bl Initial temperature of the cadmium metal after 100.0
heating in the hot water (°C):
[ Final (maximum) temperature of the water after 25.0
the metal was added (°C):
