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During a chemical reaction, where does the heat evolved come from? Where does the heat absorbed go?
Wow, I didn't know there were different methods. Can you explain how bomb calorimetry works?
Of course. In bomb calorimetry, a small amount of the reactants is placed into a small metal container called a bomb calorimeter. The bomb is then sealed, and the reactants are ignited using a small electric spark. As the reaction takes place, the heat evolved is absorbed by the surrounding water, which is measured using a thermometer. This gives us an accurate measure of the amount of heat evolved during the reaction.