calorimetry
Measuring thermal changes
Calorimetry is the science of measuring heat—specifically the heat absorbed or released during chemical reactions, phase changes, or physical processes.
The technique uses a calorimeter, an insulated device that tracks temperature changes in a controlled environment.
The lab used calorimetry to determine the energy content of food samples.
The field has applications in chemistry, physics, biology, and nutrition science.
Thermodynamic total heat quantity
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
neutralization · fusion · vaporization · isothermal · thermogram · baseline
SI energy quantity
- kilojouleSI energy quantity
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
Dual-metal temperature sensor
- thermistorTemperature-dependent resistor
- stirrerTool for mixing liquids
- water-bathContainer in heated liquid
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
sensor · jacket · calibration
Manufactured medicinal compound
- biomolecularOf life's chemical compounds
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
enthalpy
Thermodynamic total heat quantity
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
dissolution · neutralization · fusion · vaporization · isothermal · thermogram · baseline
joule
SI energy quantity
calibration · sensitivity · baseline · integration · endotherm
thermocouple
Dual-metal temperature sensor
- thermistorTemperature-dependent resistor
- stirrerTool for mixing liquids
- water-bathContainer in heated liquid
thermometer · sensor · jacket · calibration
pharmaceutical
Manufactured medicinal compound
- biomolecularOf life's chemical compounds
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
reproducibility
Ability to repeat findings
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- heatheat transfer, thermal energy, heatwave, radiation, convection
- Heat Scienceheat transfer, heat capacity, heat flow, specific heat, latent heat
- Lab Activitiesdissection, titration, chromatography, pipetting, centrifugation
- Lab Experimentstitration, chromatography, distillation, electrolysis, flame test
- particle physicsquark, quarks, lepton, leptons, boson
calorimetrygravimetry
Measuring gravitational field strength
thermometry · spectroscopy · photometry · electrochemistry · chromatography
- bomb calorimeterDevice measuring heat from burning