Gram for gram, fats in food have much more chemical energy than sugar.  One component of fat is stearic acid, C18H36O2.  When a sample of 1.02 g of stearicd acid was burned completely in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature of the calorimeter rose by 4.26 oC.  The heat capacity of the calorimeter was 9.43 kJ/oC.  Calculate the molar heat of combustion of stearic acid in kilojoules per mole.  answer: (-11189 kJ/mol)

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  1. Gram for gram, fats in food have much more chemical energy than sugar.  One component of fat is stearic acid, C18H36O2.  When a sample of 1.02 g of stearicd acid was burned completely in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature of the calorimeter rose by 4.26 oC.  The heat capacity of the calorimeter was 9.43 kJ/oC.  Calculate the molar heat of combustion of stearic acid in kilojoules per mole.  answer: (-11189 kJ/mol)
 
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