Assume that it is possible to heat water with perfect insulation (all the heat from combustion of ethanol is transferred to water). How much energy (in joules) is needed to heat 200.0 g of water by 10.0 ∘C? The heat capacity of water is 4.185 J/g⋅∘C. Energy:  How many millimoles of ethanol would need to be burned to generate the amount of energy that is needed to heat 200.0 gof water by 10.0 ∘C? The heat of combustion of ethanol is −1368 kJ/mol. millimoles of ethanol:   What is the volume of ethanol required to heat 200.0 g of water by 10.0 ∘C? The density of ethanol is 0.78 g/mL.

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Assume that it is possible to heat water with perfect insulation (all the heat from combustion of ethanol is transferred to water).

How much energy (in joules) is needed to heat 200.0 g of water by 10.0 ∘C? The heat capacity of water is 4.185 J/g⋅∘C.

Energy: 

How many millimoles of ethanol would need to be burned to generate the amount of energy that is needed to heat 200.0 gof water by 10.0 ∘C? The heat of combustion of ethanol is −1368 kJ/mol.

millimoles of ethanol:
 
What is the volume of ethanol required to heat 200.0 g of water by 10.0 ∘C? The density of ethanol is 0.78 g/mL.
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