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Harold S. Johnston

Department of Chemistry, University of California; Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720

Joel D. Burley

Department of Chemistry, Saint Mary''s College of California, Moraga, CA 94575

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (2), p 224A

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p224A

Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2008

Abstract

In this Activity, students perform quantitative calorimetric measurements on samples of ice/water heated by incandescent light bulbs and with convection with room-temperature surroundings.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Environmental Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

JCE Classroom Activity

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Calorimetry / Thermochemistry

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