One styrofoam cup was cut in half, and the other was cut about ⅓ from the bottom. Then the shorter cut of the two was placed open side facing above and the taller cup was placed on top of the shorter cup to prevent any heat loss to the air. Then the shorter cup was secured on a base with tape and a hole was drilled with a stir stick on the top of the taller cup to allow the stir stick and a thermometer reach the chemical reaction. With the calorimeter set up and ready, the experiment was ready to be conducted. The calorimeter was placed on a metric scale and tared. Then 2.5g of a substrate was measured out using a small scoop and placed in the calorimeter. A scale was used to control the amount of substrate to 2.5g in each trial. Then 20 ml of distilled water was measured using a 50 ml graduated cylinder and the temperature of the distilled water was measured and recorded by placing a thermometer for one
One styrofoam cup was cut in half, and the other was cut about ⅓ from the bottom. Then the shorter cut of the two was placed open side facing above and the taller cup was placed on top of the shorter cup to prevent any heat loss to the air. Then the shorter cup was secured on a base with tape and a hole was drilled with a stir stick on the top of the taller cup to allow the stir stick and a thermometer reach the chemical reaction. With the calorimeter set up and ready, the experiment was ready to be conducted. The calorimeter was placed on a metric scale and tared. Then 2.5g of a substrate was measured out using a small scoop and placed in the calorimeter. A scale was used to control the amount of substrate to 2.5g in each trial. Then 20 ml of distilled water was measured using a 50 ml graduated cylinder and the temperature of the distilled water was measured and recorded by placing a thermometer for one