Lab: Calorimetry and Specific Heat — Unit test Answers

The diagram below shows the temperature dropping from 80°C to 20°C.Molecules that have longer arrows are moving faster. Which statement describes what is happening in this system?

Complete combustion of a 0.600-g sample of a compound in a bomb calorimeter releases 24.0 kJ of heat. The bomb calorimeter has a mass of 1.30 kg and a specific heat of 3.41 J/(gi°C). If the initial temperature of the calorimeter is 25.5°C, what is its final temperature?Use .

Consider the reaction.Standard Enthalpies of FormationSubstanceDHf (kJ/mol)C2 H2 (g)226.73CaCO3 (s)–1206.92CaO (s)–635.09CO (g)–110.525CO2 (g)–393.509H 2 O (I)–285.8H 2 O (g)–241.818C (s), diamond1.895C (s), graphite0.0Based on the equation and the information in the table, what is the enthalpy of the reaction? Use .

A sample of hexane (C6H14) has a mass of 0.580 g. The sample is burned in a bomb calorimeter that has a mass of 1.900 kg and a specific heat of 3.21 J/giK. What amount of heat is produced during the combustion of hexane if the temperature of the calorimeter increases by 4.542 K?Use .

The enthalpies of formation of the compounds in the combustion of methane, ,are CH4 (g): Hf = –74.6 kJ/mol; CO2 (g): Hf = –393.5 kJ/mol; and H2 O(g): Hf = –241.82 kJ/mol.How much heat is released by the combustion of 2 mol of methane? Use .