Answer to Question #318357 in General Chemistry for Kianna

Question

The combustion of 0.1566 g benzoic acid increases the temperature of a bomb calorimeter by 2.51°C. Calculate the heat capacity of this calorimeter. (The energy released by combustion of benzoic acid is 26.42 kJ/g.)

Heat capacity = __________kJ/°C

A 0.2182-g sample of vanillin (C8H8O3) is then burned in the same calorimeter, and the temperature increases by 3.29°C. What is the energy of combustion per gram of vanillin?

Energy = _________kJ/g

Per mole of vanillin?

Energy = _________kJ/mol

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