Why Is Caloorimetry Important In Everyday Life

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In Chemistry 2017-2018 I learned many things that can help out in daily life to keep others safe and to improve things. One thing that can be useful is knowing basic chemicals and elements to be safe and know what is inside things you have in everyday life. Knowing chemicals is good to know not to mix certain things that can possibly be dangerous or hazardous to your-self or others. Knowing not to mix ammonia and bleach is good because when mixed causes an toxic gas that can harm you, others, pets or possibly your belongings. Knowing simple elements like carbon which is key to all life and matter in organic and in-organic life.
Knowing how to be safe around chemicals and possibly dangerous matter in the chemistry laboratory. Learning how to be safe in the lab is a good practice to always wear your "ppe" without even thinking and to just do it. Learning how to use the proper tools such as using a vent hood when using something that burns off toxic fumes or that can possibly cause fire. To know how to deal with accidents when they happen, if you have a spill you can now the certain procedure to clean it up safely with out hurting yourself or any others. If a mistake happens
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Calorimetry is performed with a calorimeter. You can use to foam cups to insulate better or use a calorimeter. A calorimeter is a device used to measure the amount of heat involved in a chemical or physical process. For example, when an exothermic reaction occurs in solution in a calorimeter, the heat produced by the reaction is absorbed by the solution, which increases its temperature. When an endothermic reaction occurs, the heat required is absorbed from the thermal energy of the solution, which decreases its

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