Dean Campbell suggests a clever, readily available, and simple alternative to the calorimeters described in my article. I tried his suggestion and egg cartons work well with the appropriate scale up of materials. The only advantage I see to the calorimeter I described is somewhat greater durability and need for smaller amounts of chemicals.
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Silberman, Robert G. J. Chem. Educ.2004 81 1421.
Keywords
Laboratory Equipment / Apparatus; Teaching / Learning Aids
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