An alternative approach to bomb calorimetry is to establish the heat capacity of the calorimeter, exclusive of

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An alternative approach to bomb calorimetry is to establish the heat capacity of the calorimeter, exclusive of the water it contains. The heat absorbed by the water and by the rest of the calorimeter must be calculated separately and then added together. A bomb calorimeter assembly containing 983.5 g water is calibrated by the combustion of 1.354 g anthracene. The temperature of the calorimeter rises from 24.87 to 35.63 °C. When 1.053 g citric acid is burned in the same assembly, but with 968.6 g water, the temperature increases from 25.01 to 27.19 °C. The heat of combustion of anthracene, C14H10(s), is -7067 kJ/mol C14H10. What is the heat of combustion of citric acid, C6H8O7, expressed in kJ/mol?

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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