Question
What is a method for determining the specific heat for a metal like sodium which reacts with water?
You could heat it and let it come to an equilibrium temperature inside a calorimeter.
or you could put it in a liquid such as kerosene and observe the heat, temperature changes. We use water on the calorimeter because it is convenient, and cheap. Other liquids can be used.
You could heat it and let it come to an equilibrium temperature inside a calorimeter.
or you could put it in a liquid such as kerosene and observe the heat, temperature changes. We use water on the calorimeter because it is convenient, and cheap. Other liquids can be used.