The purpose of this lab was to have students calculate the heat of fusion of ice
using a calorimeter. A certain volume of water was heated to around 45
degrees Celsius. That water was added to ice in the calorimeter and the
temperature was monitored and recorded at it's lowest point. The final
volume of the mixture was recorded and the mass of the ice was found from the
relationship 1 g of water = 1 ml. The heat lost by the warm water and
transferred to the ice was found by using Q = mCT. The heat of fusion of
the ice was found by using Q = Hf*m. Percent error was calculated with the
accepted value being 334 J/g.