When a 0.740-g sample of trinitrotoluene (TNT), C,H,N‚O§, is burned in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature increases from 23.4 °C to 26.9 °C. The heat capacity of the calorimeter and its content is 3.35 kJ/°C. How much heat was produced by the combustion of the TNT sample? O 34.2 kJ O 11.7 kJ O 101.5 kJ

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When a 0.740-g sample of trinitrotoluene (TNT), C,H,N,O, is burned in
a bomb calorimeter, the temperature increases from 23.4 °C to 26.9 °C.
The heat capacity of the calorimeter and its content is 3.35 kJ/°C. How
much heat was produced by the combustion of the TNT sample?
O 34.2 kJ
O 11.7 kJ
O 101.5 kJ
Transcribed Image Text:When a 0.740-g sample of trinitrotoluene (TNT), C,H,N,O, is burned in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature increases from 23.4 °C to 26.9 °C. The heat capacity of the calorimeter and its content is 3.35 kJ/°C. How much heat was produced by the combustion of the TNT sample? O 34.2 kJ O 11.7 kJ O 101.5 kJ
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