... an error with the thermometer) - Mass of MgSO4 and MgSO4•7H2O (error on the electronic balance) - Specific Heat Capacity (we are using the specific heat capacity of water) - Volume of Water - this is the controlled variable, as we will use the same amount of water in each experiment. - Water may have impurities (but we will use distilled water to decrease the error here) Equipment: Distilled Water Measuring Cylinder Polystyrene cup with ... As we can not measure this enthalpy change directly, we will use the following two equations to calculate the enthalpy change for the equation abo...

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