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Some additional articles describing laboratory exercises using calorimetry measurements are listed below. The solution calorimeter described by Hughes and co-workers can be used in these exercises.

The Stoichiometry of the Neutralization of Citric Acid: An Introductory Laboratory. J. Chem. Educ. 1995, 72, 1029.

Heat of Solution: Hot Packs. J. Chem. Educ. 1994, 71, 791.

Simple Heat Flow Measurements: A Closer Look at Polystyrene Cup Calorimeters. J. Chem. Educ. 1994, 71, 793.

Copper/Aluminum Surprise. J. Chem. Educ. 1990, 67, 165.

How Good Is Your Bleach? J. Chem. Educ. 1989, 66, 973.

In a recent article and related JCE Classroom Activity, students perform quantitative calorimetric measurements on samples of ice/water heated by incandescent light bulbs and by room-temperature surroundings. They make connections between the measurements and global warming.

A Simple Calorimetric Experiment That Highlights Aspects of Global Heat Retention and Global Warming. 2007, 84, 1686.

Hold the Heat: Global Warming and Calorimetry. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 224A.

All articles from Volume 1 to the current issue are available in full-text PDF at JCE Online. Browse by year, month, and page. Search by title and author.

JCE Web Software

The Web-ready titles in the JCE Software collection are now available on the Web, including ChemPages Laboratory, by Joe L. March, John W. Moore, and Jerrold Jacobsen. ChemPages Laboratory covers more than 30 laboratory techniques and items of equipment as a set of web pages that include text, images, video, and self check questions. The topics discussed are commonly encountered in the first-year chemistry laboratory, including:

Calorimetry, Coffee Cup

Description; Assembling the Calorimeter; Measuring the Temperature; Adding Solutions to the Calorimeter; Self Check Exercises