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(Solved): Using Kopp's rule, estimate the heat capacity of 2-methylheptane at 20 C. At 20 C, 2-methylhep ...
Using Kopp's rule, estimate the heat capacity of 2-methylheptane at 20 °C. At 20 °C, 2-methylheptane (structural formula: CH?CH(CH?)CH?CH?CH?CH?CH?) is a liquid. J (C,)cH = mol-C How much heat is required to heat 5.15 kg of 2-methylheptane from 18.0 °C to 23.0 °C? Q = J
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Answer: Kopp found "that the molecular heat capacity of a solid compound is the sum of the atomic heat capacities of the elements composing it; the eleme