You are running a calorimetry experiment where you are trying to determine the number of Calories (with a capital C!) in a peanut. You set up your aluminum can of water and take all your initial data, putting it in the table below. Then, you set your peanut ON FIRE You finish filling out your table once the peanut has gone out. How many Calories of heat did your peanut release? Round your answer to two digits after the decimal point.
Initial Mass of Peanut
3.11 grams
Final Mass of Peanut
0.52 grams
Mass of Water
60.7 grams
Initial Temp of Water
22.4 degrees C
Final Temp of Water
75.6 degrees C