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In step 8 of Part I, why do you not want any of the water on the outside of the test tube to drip off into the calorimeter?

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Because the amount of water must be measured with precision.

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Adiabatic calorimeters are used to measure the amount of heat absorbed or transferred during a chemical reaction.

When using the calorimeter, the reagent masses must be accurately measured to avoid errors in the calculations.

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