Ammonium Nitrate Is an Ingredient in Cold Packs Used by Sports

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Short Answer

Ammonium nitrate is an ingredient in cold packs used by sports trainers for injured athletes.Calculate the change in temperature when 42 g of ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃,80.1 g/mol)dissolves in 250 g water.Assume the specific heat of the solution is 4.18 J/(g . °C).
NH₄NO₃(s) $\to$ NH₄⁺(aq)+ NO₃^-(aq) $\quad$$\Delta$ H = 25.7 kJ/mol

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