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In the Laboratory
A Simple Rate Law Experiment Using a Custom-Built Isothermal Heat Conduction Calorimeter
Lars Wadsö
Division of Building Materials, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden

Xi Li
Applied Chemistry, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

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January 2008
Vol. 85 No. 1
p. 112
Abstract
Most processes (whether physical, chemical, or biological) produce or consume heat: measuring thermal power (the heat production rate) is therefore a typical method of studying processes. Here we describe the design of a simple isothermal heat conduction calorimeter built for use in teaching; we also provide an example of its use in simultaneously determining the rate constant and the reaction enthalpy of the first-order base hydrolysis of propyl parabene.
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Wadsö, Lars; Li, Xi. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 112.
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Calorimetry / Thermochemistry; Graduate Education / Research; Physical Chemistry; Rate Law; Thermodynamics; Upper-Division Undergraduate
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