When 1.550 g of liquid hexane (C6H₁4) undergoes combustion in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature rises from 25.87 °C to 38.13 °C. Find AErxn for the reaction in kJ/mol hexane. The heat capacity of the bomb calorimeter, determined in a separate experiment, is 5.73 kJ/°C. Express your answer in kilojoules per mole to three significant figures. AErxn of hexane = VE ΑΣΦ Submit Request Answer ? kJ/mol

When 1.550 g of liquid hexane (C6H₁4) undergoes combustion in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature rises from 25.87 °C to 38.13 °C. Find AErxn for the reaction in kJ/mol hexane. The heat capacity of the bomb calorimeter, determined in a separate experiment, is 5.73 kJ/°C. Express your answer in kilojoules per mole to three significant figures. AErxn of hexane = VE ΑΣΦ Submit Request Answer ? kJ/mol

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