A 50.5 g sample of polystyrene is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 200.0 g of water. The polystyrene sample starts off at 85.4 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 22.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 26.7 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of polystyrene according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits. 0- gᵒ *°C X thermometer. insulated container water sample. a calorimeter

A 50.5 g sample of polystyrene is put into a calorimeter (see sketch at right) that contains 200.0 g of water. The polystyrene sample starts off at 85.4 °C and the temperature of the water starts off at 22.0 °C. When the temperature of the water stops changing it's 26.7 °C. The pressure remains constant at 1 atm. Calculate the specific heat capacity of polystyrene according to this experiment. Be sure your answer is rounded to 2 significant digits. 0- gᵒ *°C X thermometer. insulated container water sample. a calorimeter

Principles of Modern Chemistry

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305079113

Author:David W. Oxtoby, H. Pat Gillis, Laurie J. Butler

Publisher:David W. Oxtoby, H. Pat Gillis, Laurie J. Butler

Chapter12: Thermodynamic Processes And Thermochemistry

Section: Chapter Questions

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