Explain why ignoring a calorimeter’s heat capacity when analyzing temperature-change…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Thermochemistry · Thermochemistry

Problem

Explain why ignoring a calorimeter’s heat capacity when analyzing temperature-change data can lead to an erroneous value for the enthalpy change of the process under study.

Related theory

Calorimetry
Thermodynamics
Heat capacity and work
Measurement of $\Delta U$ and $\Delta H$

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