Materials:

• Microcalorimeter (styrofoam, film canister)

• Thermometer
• Watch glass
• Pipette
• Beaker
• Anhydrous CaCl2
• NaCl (s)
• KCl (s)
• KBr (s)
• KI (s)
Set-up Movable thermometer

Film Canister
Sample
Styrofoam box
Procedures:
Pipette 20 mL of water to the calorimeter, let stand for 15
Measure the temperature of the water

Weigh 1.0 + 0.01 g CaCl2 in a watch glass

Add the crystals to the water in the calorimeter and read the
temperature change every 5 seconds while swirling until 10
readings

Plot the temperature readings and determine the equilibrium

temperature

Repeat the steps using 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 g of CaCl2

Repeat the steps using 18.0, 16.0, 14.0, and 12.0 mL of H2O
Repeat the steps using NaCl, KCl, KBr and KI in place of CaCl2
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Experimental setup:
the glass beaker on the left contains hydrous CaCl2;
the one on the right, anhydrous CaCl2
Addition of Water
The temperature of hydrous calcium chloride falls
The temperature of anhydrous calcium chloride rises