Calorimetry

Calorimetry

The technological process of measuring energy changes in a chemical system

specific heat capacity

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of a substance by 1 Celsius or one K.

joules

what measurement is heat measured in?

grams

what measurement is mass measured in?

4.18

what is the specific heat capacity of water?

q

the magnitude of _ tells you how much energy is involved.

positive

Is q positive or negative:
Energy is transferred from the surroundings to the system

negative

Is q positive or negative:
Energy is transferred from the system to the surrounding.

Thermal equilibrium

When 2 objects are in thermal contact, heat is always transferred from the object at a higher temperature to the object at a lower temperature, until the 2 objects are at the same temperature.

This is also known as?