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Calibrating the Calorimeter The calorimeter consisted of a 50 mL plastic tube housed in Styrofoam, and a rubber stopper through which a thermometer was inserted

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Calibrating the Calorimeter The calorimeter consisted of a 50 mL plastic tube housed in Styrofoam, and a rubber stopper through which a thermometer was inserted. To begin the experiment, the calorimeter is calibrated so that its heat capacity can be calculated. Table 2: Volume (ml) and temperature changes ("C) of distilled water used to calibrate the calorimeter. Trial Volume cold water (ml) Volume hot water (ml) | T1 (+ 0.2 c) T2 (1 0.2*C) Tf (+ 0.2"C) 1 15.0 20.0 19.1 55.4 34.5 2 15.0 20.0 20.0 57.0 37.8 3 15.0 20.0 20.1 57.0 34.8