Chapter 6.2
Calorimetry and the Energy of Phase Changes
Water at a rolling boil never gets hotter than 100 degrees no matter how high the flame; every joule goes into pulling molecules apart. A thermometer in a styrofoam cup can measure that.
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By the end
- 01Compute heat from mass, specific heat capacity, and temperature change
- 02Use calorimetry data to find the heat of a dissolution or reaction
- 03Explain why temperature holds constant during a phase change
- 04Compute the energy of a phase change from moles and its molar enthalpy