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Burning Calories Quiz

1. Which one of the following food item(s) would heat up the water in a calorimeter more if we burned the same amount (mass) of food?
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2. Which of the following statements is true?
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3. Which of the following statements is not true?
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4. In your own words, explain how the calorimeter measures the energy contained in food.
5. Use the formulas and measurement values listed in the tables below to calculate the energy contained in 1 gram of this food item if the water reservoir contains 150 mL of water. (Note the mass of 1 mL of water is 1 g.)
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Energy contained in 1 g of Food 1:
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