A bomb calorimetric experiment was run to determine the enthalpy of combustion of ethanol. The reaction is

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A bomb calorimetric experiment was run to determine the enthalpy of combustion of ethanol. The reaction isCH5OH() + 3 0(g) 2 CO(g) + 3 HO(l)

The bomb had a heat capacity of 550 J/K, and the calorimeter contained 650 g of water. Burning 4.20 g of ethanol, C2H5OH(ℓ) resulted in a rise in temperature from 18.5°C to 22.3°C. Calculate ∆U for the combustion of ethanol, in kJ/mol.

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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