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A sample of solid biphenyl weighing 0.5260g was ignited in a bomb calorimeter initially at 25 ...
A sample of solid biphenyl weighing 0.5260g was ignited in a bomb calorimeter initially at 25?C, producing a temperature rise of 1.910K. Assuming a constant volume, calculate the ?H of combustion of biphenyl. To properly determine the standard enthalpy of combustion for the solid biphenyl, the calorimeter was first calibrated. A 0.8250g sample of benzoic acid (C6?H5?COOH,MW122.1g/mol)) was ignited under identical conditions and produced a temperature rise of 1.940K. For benzoic acid, the internal energy combustion at constant volume, ?U, is known to be ?3226kJ/mol. Calculate the calorimeter constant, in kJ/K.