A bomb calorimeter, or constant volume calorimeter, is a device often used to determine the heat of combustion of fuels and the energy content of foods. Since the "bomb" itself can absorb energy, a separate experiment is needed to determine the heat capacity of the calorimeter. This is known as calibrating the calorimeter. In the laboratory a student burns a 0.517-g sample of xanthone (C13H8O2) in a bomb calorimeter containing 1020. g of water. The temperature increases from 24.20 °C to 27.30 °C. The heat capacity of water is 4.184 J g-1°C-1. The molar heat of combustion is −6067 kJ per mole of xanthone. C13H8O2(s) + 14 O2(g) ---> 13 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(l) + Energy Calculate the heat capacity of the calorimeter. heat capacity of calorimeter = ____ J/°C
Thermochemistry
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Exergonic Reaction
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A bomb calorimeter, or constant volume calorimeter, is a device often used to determine the heat of combustion of fuels and the energy content of foods.
Since the "bomb" itself can absorb energy, a separate experiment is needed to determine the heat capacity of the calorimeter. This is known as calibrating the calorimeter.
In the laboratory a student burns a 0.517-g sample of xanthone (C13H8O2) in a bomb calorimeter containing 1020. g of water. The temperature increases from 24.20 °C to 27.30 °C. The heat capacity of water is 4.184 J g-1°C-1.
The molar heat of combustion is −6067 kJ per mole of xanthone.
C13H8O2(s) + 14 O2(g) ---> 13 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(l) + Energy
Calculate the heat capacity of the calorimeter.
heat capacity of calorimeter = ____ J/°C
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