When 120 mg of naphthalene, C10H8(s), was burned in a bomb calorimeter the temperature rose by 3.05 K. The standard enthalpy of combustion of naphthalene is -5157kJ/mol Calculate the calorimeter constant?

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When 120 mg of naphthalene, C10H8(s), was burned in a bomb calorimeter the temperature rose by 3.05 K. The standard enthalpy of combustion of naphthalene is -5157kJ/mol Calculate the calorimeter constant?

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