Answer to Question #97441 in General Chemistry for Sarah

Question

In order to calibrate a constant volume bomb calorimeter, the combustion of (5.230x10^-1) g of benzoic acid, C6H5COOH, was observed to cause the temperature in the calorimeter to rise from 25.000 to (3.0290x10^1) oC. The energy of combustion of benzoic acid, ΔU, is -3226.7 kJ mol-1. What is total heat capacity (C) of the calorimeter (including all its contents) in kJ oC-1?

Answer 1

2.61 kJ/°C