Energy Transfer and Temperature

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Amounts Matter

Question:

Hypothesis:

Materials:

3 Beaker, glass, 250 mL 1 Mitt, safety

1 Hot plate 1 Tongs
1 Timing device 1 Goggles, safety
1 Graduated cylinder, 100 mL Water, 350 mL
1 Glass thermometer Paper towels, as needed

Procedure:
1. Turn on a hot plate to the setting indicated by your instructor. Wait 5 minutes.
2. Use a graduated cylinder to measure 200 mL of room temperature water and place in a
beaker.
3. Place the thermometer into the water.
4. Record the initial temperature of the water in your data table on the last page.
5. Set the beaker of water on the hot plate. Start the timer.
6. Continue timing until the temperature of the water reaches 90°C. Stop the timer. Record the
amount of time needed to change the temperature of the water from room temperature to
90°C.
7. Remove the thermometer from the beaker. Carefully set it aside.
8. Use tongs or a safety mitt to remove the beaker from the hot plate. Place the hot beaker in
the location indicated by your teacher.
9. Repeat the steps using 100 mL and 50 mL of water, and record your results on the last
page.
10. Calculate the rate of temperature change for each volume of water by dividing the change
in temperature by the time it took in seconds.

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 Energy Transfer and temperature
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Data Collection:
Amount of Material and Thermal Energy Transfer

200 mL Water 100 mL Water 50 mL Water

Initial Temperature

Time to Reach 90°C

Rate of Temperature
Change

Analysis and Conclusion:

1. According to your results, does the amount of matter being tested have an effect on the rate
of temperature change?

2. Which volume of water reached 90°C in the least amount of time? In the greatest amount of
time?

3. Why is calculating the rate of temperature change an important step in this comparison?

4. What statement could you make about the amount of thermal energy transfer in the three
different volumes of water?

5. In this investigation, you altered the volume of water being used. Mass is the measure of the
amount of matter in a substance. Would you expect the same results if you used different
masses of a substance?