CHEM 485 (GIZMO - Chemistry)

Chemistry Limiting Reactants

Vocabulary: calorie, calorimeter, joule, specific heat capacity Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The Latin word calor means “heat,” and meter comes from the Greek word meaning “to measure.” What do you think a calorimeter does? a device used to measure the heat transferred from a substance to another substance 2. Where have you heard the word calorie before? What do you think a calorie is? amount of energy that changes temper...