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7 January, 08:15

Part a:we can determine the purity of solid materials by using calorimetry. a gold ring (for pure gold, specific heat = 0.1291 j⋅g-1⋅k-1) with mass of 10.5 g is heated to 78.3 ∘c and immersed in 50 g of 23.7 ∘c water in a constant-pressure calorimeter. the final temperature of the water is 31.0 ∘c.

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  1. 7 January, 08:23
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    Thus, the question would probably ask if the ring of gold is actually pure gold. For this, first there is a need to calculate the specific heat capacity of the calorimeter. If this equivalent to the specific heat for pure gold, then the gold ring is pure fold.

    Qwater = mCdt = (50 g) * (4.18 J/gC) (31 - 23.7) = 1525.7 J

    On the basis of conservation of energy,

    Qwater = Qcalorimeter = mCdT = 1525.7

    1525.7 = (10.5) (C) (78.3 - 31)

    C = 3.072 J/gC

    As the specific heat of the calorimeter is not equivalent to that of the pure gold (0.1291 J/gC), then the gold ring is not pure.
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