In the temperature neutral experiment we used the following relationship to obtain the value of enthalpy AH = Q /n The question is why should the heat capacity be divided by the number of moles for the relationship to be valid.

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In the temperature neutral experiment we used
the following relationship to obtain the value
of enthalpy
AH = Q /n
The question is why should the heat capacity
be divided by the number of moles for the
relationship to be valid.
Transcribed Image Text:In the temperature neutral experiment we used the following relationship to obtain the value of enthalpy AH = Q /n The question is why should the heat capacity be divided by the number of moles for the relationship to be valid.
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