Calorimetry: Measuring heat transferred by chemical or physical properties

“Coffee Cup” Calorimetry:
heat gained = - heat lost
q system + q surroundings = 0

Bomb Calorimetry:
q bomb + q system + q surroundings = 0

• the specific heat of the bomb is a given number. the q of the bomb is the mass of the bomb times the c of the bomb.
• Usually, the q of the bomb and the q of the surroundings are together because the heat lost by the system is gained by both the bomb and the surroundings.