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Heat of hydration is measured by

  • A.dissolving hydrated and unhydrated samples in acid and comparing
  • B.weighing out the cement most carefully before and after it has set
  • C.measuring the setting time at two quite different temperatures
  • D.recording the expansion of the arms of a Le Chatelier mould

Answer: A

Correct answer: dissolving hydrated and unhydrated samples in acid and comparing

This is the heat of solution method. The heat released when unhydrated cement dissolves in acid, less the heat released when a hydrated sample of the same cement dissolves, is the heat the hydration itself gave out. It measures the total heat rather than the rate; isothermal conduction calorimetry is the alternative where the rate over the first days is what matters.

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