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Questions tagged 'Calorimetry'

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Anonymous

Nov 06, 2024

High-purity benzoic acid (C6H5COOH; DeltaΔH= -3227 kJ/mol) is used to calibrate bomb calorimeters.?

High-purity benzoic acid (C₆H₅COOH; ΔH = -3227 kJ/mol) is used for calibrating bomb calorimeters. A 1.261 g sample of benzoic acid is burned in a calorimeter with a heat capacity of 1262 J/°C, which c...

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Anonymous

Oct 30, 2024

What is the heat of combustion per gram of phenol?

A 1.800-g sample of solid phenol (C6H5OH) was burned in a bomb calorimeter with a total heat capacity of 11.66 kJ/°C. During the experiment, the temperature of the calorimeter and its contents rose fr...