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Chemical Reaction Lab
My hypothesis is that if I add magnesium to the hydrochloric acid in the calorimeter then the heat will also change. This is based upon the notion that the chemical reaction will affect the heat and will be tested by using the recording the temperature and using the mass of the contents to calculate the change of heat.

My hypothesis was correct. By causing a chemical reaction with the magnesium, I was able to change the heat to where it gained in all three trials (2,720 J,4,560 J, and 6,370 J respectively) and the magnesium brought an average 454,780 Joules per mole. This shows the principal that chemical reactions can affect the characteristics of heat (such as how it was gained) and that the amount of heat gained will be consistent as per
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