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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If the hole for the thermometer in a calorimeter is wider than the diameter of the thermometer, leaving a gap between the lid and the thermometer itself, how do you think this would this affect the temperature change observed in the experiment? How would this affect the calculated enthalpy change?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

Heat will escape and will not be accounted for.

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