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A chemist places 1.750 g of ethanol, in a bomb calorimeter with a heat capacity of 12.05 kJ/K. The sample is burned and the temperature of the calorimeter increases by . Calculate for the combustion of ethanol in kJ/mol.
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VerifiedFirst of all, the heat liberated in the reaction should be determined. It occurs as follows.
where c stands for the heat capacity and stands for the temperature difference before and after the reaction. Now, let's see the heat.
As the temperature increases, the heat has been given to the surroundings, so the system has lost some energy. Therefore the heat will be indicated negative.
Subsequently, from this value, the value of can be calculated:
We also need to know the amount of substance (n) for this calculation. It can be determined my the mass (m) and the molar mass of the ethanol.
Last, but not least, let's determine the value of :
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