What Is Calorimetry?  Article Details   • Written By: M.R.
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Site/Blog   A chemical process may either absorb or release
energy, and many times this energy is in the form of heat.
Scientists often need to know how much heat is absorbed or
released when such a process takes place. The measuring of that
heat is known as calorimetry. Calorimetry determines how much
heat is absorbed or released by noting the temperature before
and after the process. By determining the temperature
difference, scientists are then able to calculate how much
energy was absorbed or released.  In order to measure the amount
of heat a reaction absorbs or releases, a calorimeter is often
used. Bomb calorimeters are often used in calorimetry to measure
the heat gained or lost in a combustion reaction. This device is
made out of a steel casing--a "bomb"--that will not c