A 4.20 g fuel with unknown heating value is burned in a calorimeter. The calorimeter has a constant of 15.0 J/K. Initially, the temperature is 25.0 degC and the temperature increased by 5.42 K. 1. What is the delta T of the calorimeter? in degC? 2. What is the final temperature of the calorimeter? in degC? 3. What is the heating value of the fuel? in kJ/k?

A 4.20 g fuel with unknown heating value is burned in a calorimeter. The calorimeter has a constant of 15.0 J/K. Initially, the temperature is 25.0 degC and the temperature increased by 5.42 K. 1. What is the delta T of the calorimeter? in degC? 2. What is the final temperature of the calorimeter? in degC? 3. What is the heating value of the fuel? in kJ/k?

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