Calorimetry

• A simple calorimeter uses a spirit burner to combust fuel
• Main sources of error from the simple calorimeter is heat loss and incomplete combustion
• $H=$$mcΔT/n$
• n is the number of moles of the limiting reagent
• The temperature must be constant to accurately calculate the change in temperature
• Experimental values of enthalpy change differ from theoretical values due to heat loss and incomplete combustion