Bomb calorimetry is best for determining heat values. Because we cannot have a bomb calorimeter for every pair of students, we use what is readily avaliable. Why would two styrofoam cups be an economical way of determining these heat values and what is the of the major pitfalls of using this system?.

Respuesta :

Styrofoam cups have more capacity to absorb heat in higher rate and it is economically cheap.  However, it never reaches the reaction's full temperature before you stop taking readings.

What is bomb calorimeter?

A bomb calorimeter is used to determine the heat energy absorbed or released in a reaction.The reaction mixture and the calorimeter both heat up.

Since more of the reaction's heat was used to warm the calorimeter than the reaction mixture, a calorimeter that absorbs a lot of energy will have a significantly lower final temperature.

The calorimeter constant is a quantity that depends on the composition and mass of the calorimeter. Steel and styrofoam both absorb heat at a higher rate per gram, although the steel calorimeter is likely heavier.

Fast reactions come with the further disadvantage that the styrofoam calorimeter almost certainly never reaches the reaction's full temperature before you stop taking readings. As a result, there is a little source of heat that is lost from the metal calorimeter.

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