A Bomb Calorimeter with a Heat Capacity of 13

question 55

Multiple Choice

A bomb calorimeter with a heat capacity of 13.9 kJ °C^-1 has an initial temperature of 21.9 °C. If 5.00 g of propanal (C₃H₆O, molar mass = 58.0791 g mol^-1, Δ_rU = -1822.7 kJ mol^-1 for combustion) is combusted, calculate the final temperature of the calorimeter.

• A) 26.1 °C
• B) 16.7 °C
• C) 33.2 °C
• D) 43.1 °C
• E) 34.0 °C