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A researcher studying the nutritional value of a new candy places a 4.90 g sample of the candy inside a bomb calorimeter and combusts it in excess oxygen. The observed temperature increase is 2.61 °C. If the heat capacity of the calorimeter is 36.50 kJ-K-¹, how many nutritional Calories are there per gram of the candy?

A researcher studying the nutritional value of a new candy places a 4.90 g sample of the candy inside a bomb calorimeter and combusts it in excess oxygen. The observed temperature increase is 2.61 °C. If the heat capacity of the calorimeter is 36.50 kJ-K-¹, how many nutritional Calories are there per gram of the candy?

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A researcher studying the nutritional value of a new candy places a 4.90 g sample of the candy inside a bomb calorimeter and combusts it in excess oxygen. The observed temperature increase is 2.61 °C. If the heat capacity of the calorimeter is 36.50 kJ-K-¹, how many nutritional Calories are there per gram of the candy? R Calories per gram of candy: B MacBook Air H N 8 Question Source: McQuarrie, Rock, And Gallogly 4e - General Chemistry Publisher: University Scie M FB K DD Cal/g ) O $12
Transcribed Image Text:A researcher studying the nutritional value of a new candy places a 4.90 g sample of the candy inside a bomb calorimeter and combusts it in excess oxygen. The observed temperature increase is 2.61 °C. If the heat capacity of the calorimeter is 36.50 kJ-K-¹, how many nutritional Calories are there per gram of the candy? R Calories per gram of candy: B MacBook Air H N 8 Question Source: McQuarrie, Rock, And Gallogly 4e - General Chemistry Publisher: University Scie M FB K DD Cal/g ) O $12
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