Saint Louis University
School of Engineering and Architecture
Department of Chemical and Mining Engineering
Engineering Chemistry Laboratory
7:30 – 10:30 S A302
Experiment 1: Specific Heat of Metal
Group 5
Signature
GARIN, ARCHIE ANDREW P. ____________________________
PACIS, CARL ISAIAH V. ____________________________
DONETITA, JUSTIN E. ____________________________
LIWLIWA, TRISTAN JOASH B. ____________________________
TAMAYO, JOHN KERBY D. ____________________________
TUMACDER, MAE ____________________________
CRUZ, ROMAN GABRIEL P. ____________________________
Criteria Remarks Points
I. Discussion of theory _____ / 5
II. Methodology & Set-up _____ / 10
III. Results _____ / 10
IV. Discussion of Results _____ / 15
V. Conclusions & Recommendation _____ / 5
VI. Appendix _____ / 10
VII. Cleanliness _____ / 5
TOTAL _____ / 60
Date Performed: ___________9/10/22_____________
Date Submitted: ___________9/24/22___________
I. DISCUSSION:
By definition, SPECIFIC HEAT of a substance is the quantity of heat required to raise the
temperature of 1.0 gram of a substance by 1.0°C. It is one of the physical properties of pure
substances and just like density it is slightly temperature dependent. The standard unit used in
heat measurements is the CALORIE, which is also defined as the amount of heat required to
raise the temperature of 1.0 gram of water by 1.0°C. At this temperature interval, the variation in
specific heat of water is zero. Over relatively small temperature intervals, variation in specific
heat of an incompressible substance such as metals is so slight that it may be assumed negligible.
The relation of this capacity for holding heat to the heat effect (Q), mass (m), specific heat of the
substance (sp ht) and temperature change (ΔT), after a heat flow is summarized in the equation
(if there is no work nor changes in potential and kinetic energies):
Q=m x sp ht x ΔT
-Heat loss by metal= Heat gained by water
- ((sp ht of metal) (m of metal) (T(Final)-T(Initial))) = ((sp ht of water) (m of water) (T(Final)-T(Initial)))
sp ht= _Q_
m x ΔT
atomic mass x _g_ x specific heat _cal_ = 6.4 _cal_
mol g °C °C mol
ΔT=(tf-ti)
II. METHODOLOGY AND SET-UP:
III. RESULTS:
A. Determination of the Specific Heat of Metal
Metal 1 Metal 2
Mass of 24.3 g 23.1 g gram
Metal s
Original 23°C 23°C °C
temperatur
e of water
Original 97°C 95°C °C
temperatur
e of metal
Final 27°C 29°C °C
temperatur
e of metal
Temperatur 70°C 66°C °C
e loss of
metal
Mass of 25 g 25 g gram
water s
Specific 0.245972957084068195179306290 4116489571035025580480125934 J/
heat of 4174 or 6714 or g°C
metal 0.246 0.412
B. Determination of the Approximate Weight of the Metal
Mass of Metal 23.2 grams
Original temperature of water 23 °C
Original temperature of metal 96 °C
Final temperature of metal 28 °C
Temperature loss of metal 68 °C
Mass of water 25 grams
Specific heat of metal 0.33151622718052738336713995943205 or J/g°C
0.332
Approximate atomic weight of metal 80.827174186892204119278631109968 or g/mol
80.83
IV. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS:
V. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
VI. APPENDIX:
REVIEW QUESTIONS:
1. Refer to approximate tables (from chemistry handbooks) for the actual values of specific
heats. How do you account for the large deviations from actual values?
-Low standard deviation that data are more spread out while a standard deviation close to zero
indicates that data points are close to the mean whereas a high od low standard deviation
indicates that data points are respectively above or below the mean.
2. What additional information is needed in order to calculate a more accurate atomic
weight for the unknown metal?
Atomic weight = Number of isotopes
-The mass of isotopes and fractional abundance of isotopes can calculate the element’s atomic
weight in atomic mass unit.
3. Indicate whether the following will increase, decrease, or have no effect on the calculated
atomic weight of the unknown metal:
a. 5.0 grams of hot water were transferred to the calorimeter together with the metal.
-The atomic weight will decrease
b. There was heat loss by radiation from the calorimeter to the surroundings.
- The atomic weight will increase
c. There was considerable delay in transferring the metal to the water in the calorimeter.
-No effect on the atomic weight
d. The metal was transferred to the calorimeter before temperature of the metal and boiling water
reached equilibrium
- The atomic weight will increase
4. A 74.8 g sample of a metal at 143.2 °C is added to an insulated vessel containing 208g of
water at 24.8 °C. The final temperature of the mixture is 31.1 °C. What is the specific heat
of the metal in J/g-°C?
0.6538 J/g °C
5. To raise the temperature of 75.0 g of a particular metal by 1.50 °C requires 107 cal of
heat. What is the approximate atomic mass of the metal? What is the metal?
4 J/mol°C
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qASX1L4xalw
