) - Temperature of the water (there will be 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 lid Thermometer MgSO4 MgSO4•7H2O Stopwatch Spatula Electronic Balance Weighing C...

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