1) A 0.416 g sample of KCl is added to 56.5 g of water in a calorimeter. If the temperature decreases by 1.24°C, what is the approximate amount of heat (in J) involved in the dissolution of the KCl, assuming the heat capacity of the resulting solution is 4.18 J/g°C? _____  J   2) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic?

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1) A 0.416 g sample of KCl is added to 56.5 g of water in a calorimeter. If the temperature decreases by 1.24°C, what is the approximate amount of heat (in J) involved in the dissolution of the KCl, assuming the heat capacity of the resulting solution is 4.18 J/g°C?
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2) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic?
 
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