Chemistry Honors – Class 23

Dates

• Period A – Wednesday, February 26th
• Periods C, D – Thursday, February 27th

Activity – Determining the Specific Heat Capacity of a Substance

• The goal of this activity is to determine the specific heat capacity of a substance
• Each student group must devise a procedure that will allow then to determine this quantity
• Materials: calorimeter, hot plate, thermometer, water, substance
• Finish the activity by the end of the period in LNB
• HINT: What purpose does the calorimeter serve?

Homework

• Finish in-class lab determination (in LNB – not a formal lab at all)
• “Prep the Lab” for the Peanut Lab
• Handout in the shared folder
• Install Sprkvue HD on iPad [LINK]