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What would be the greatest difference in using an open ceramic coffee mug rather than an insulated mug with a lid as a calorimeter?
increased evaporation of the water
loss of gaseous reactants
inability to contain liquids
exchange of energy with the surroundings
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Exchange of energy with the surroundings.
An open ceramic mug is far less insulated (and lidless), so heat is lost or gained by convection, conduction, radiation (and enhanced evaporative cooling). That uncontrolled energy exchange is the main source of error in calorimetry.
An open ceramic mug is far less insulated (and lidless), so heat is lost or gained by convection, conduction, radiation (and enhanced evaporative cooling). That uncontrolled energy exchange is the main source of error in calorimetry.
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