A 03423 G Sample of Pentane, C₅H₁₂, Was Burned in a a Bomb

question 20

Multiple Choice

A 0.3423 g sample of pentane, C₅H₁₂, was burned in a bomb calorimeter. The temperature of the calorimeter and the 1.000 kg of water contained therein rose from 20.22 ^$\circ$ C to 22.82 ^$\circ$ C. The heat capacity of the calorimeter is 2.21 kJ/ ^$\circ$ C. The heat capacity of water = 4.184 J/g· ^$\circ$ C. What is the heat of combustion, in kilojoules, per gram of pentane

• A) 48.6 kJ/g
• B) 47.6 kJ/g
• C) 46.6 kJ/g
• D) 45.6 kJ/g
• E) None of the above

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