The Combustion of Benzoic Acid,C₇H₆O₂,can Be Used to Determine the Heat

question 25

Multiple Choice

The combustion of benzoic acid,C₇H₆O₂,can be used to determine the heat capacity of a bomb calorimeter.The heat evolved per mole of benzoic acid combusted is 3.09 × 10³ kJ.If the combustion of 1.000 g of benzoic acid increases the temperature of a calorimeter by 7.53°C.What is the heat capacity of the calorimeter?

• A) 1.36 kJ/°C
• B) 3.36 kJ/°C
• C) 4.10 kJ/°C
• D) 51.3 kJ/°C
• E) 191 kJ/°C

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