Ignition wires heat sample Thermometer A bomb calorimeter, or constant volume calorimeter, is a Stirrer device often used to determine the heat of combustion of fuels and the energy content of foods. Since the "bomb" itself can absorb energy, a separate experiment is needed to determine the heat capacity of the calorimeter. This is known as calibrating the calorimeter. Water In the laboratory a student burns a 0.878-g sample of isophthalic acid (C3H,04) in a bomb calorimeter containing 1100. g of water. The temperature increases from 25.50 °C to 28.60 °C. The heat capacity of water is 4.184 J gloC'. The molar heat of combustion is -3203 kJ per mole of isophthalic acid. C3H604(s) + 15/2 O2(g) →8 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(1) + Energy Insulated outside chamber Sample dish Burning sample Steel bomb Calculate the heat capacity of the calorimeter. heat capacity of calorimeter = J/°C Combustion (bomb) calorimeter.

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A bomb calorimeter, or constant volume calorimeter, is a
device often used to determine the heat of combustion of fuels
Ignition
wires
heat
Stirrer
and the energy content of foods.
sample
Since the "bomb" itself can absorb energy, a separate
experiment is needed to determine the heat capacity of the
calorimeter. This is known as calibrating the calorimeter.
Water
In the laboratory a student burns a 0.878-g sample of
isophthalic acid (C3H604) in a bomb calorimeter containing
1100. g of water. The temperature increases from 25.50 °C to
28.60 °C. The heat capacity of water is 4.184 J glºC¯'.
The molar heat of combustion is –3203 kJ per mole of
isophthalic acid.
C3H,O4(s) + 15/2 O2(g) →8 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(1) +
Energy
Insulated
outside
chamber
Sample
dish
Burning
sample
Steel
bomb
Calculate the heat capacity of the calorimeter.
heat capacity of calorimeter
J/°C
Combustion (bomb) calorimeter.
Transcribed Image Text:Thermometer A bomb calorimeter, or constant volume calorimeter, is a device often used to determine the heat of combustion of fuels Ignition wires heat Stirrer and the energy content of foods. sample Since the "bomb" itself can absorb energy, a separate experiment is needed to determine the heat capacity of the calorimeter. This is known as calibrating the calorimeter. Water In the laboratory a student burns a 0.878-g sample of isophthalic acid (C3H604) in a bomb calorimeter containing 1100. g of water. The temperature increases from 25.50 °C to 28.60 °C. The heat capacity of water is 4.184 J glºC¯'. The molar heat of combustion is –3203 kJ per mole of isophthalic acid. C3H,O4(s) + 15/2 O2(g) →8 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(1) + Energy Insulated outside chamber Sample dish Burning sample Steel bomb Calculate the heat capacity of the calorimeter. heat capacity of calorimeter J/°C Combustion (bomb) calorimeter.
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