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A) In the laboratory a student uses a \"coffee cup\" calorimeter to determine th

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A) In the laboratory a student uses a "coffee cup" calorimeter to determine the specific heat of a metal. She heats 19.8 grams of copper to 98.16°C and then drops it into a cup containing 76.2 grams of water at 21.79°C. She measures the final temperature to be 23.63°C. Assuming that all of the heat is transferred to the water, she calculates the specific heat of copper to be ____________J/g°C

B)When a solid dissolves in water, heat may be evolved or absorbed. The heat of dissolution(dissolving) can be determined using a coffee cup calorimeter.

In the laboratory a general chemistry student finds that when 5.85 g of K2SO4(s) are dissolved in 104.40 g of water, the temperature of the solution drops from 22.63 to 20.65°C.

The heat capacity of the calorimeter (sometimes referred to as the calorimeter constant) was determined in a separate experiment to be 1.59 J/°C.

Based on the student's observation, calculate the enthalpy of dissolution of K2SO4(s) in kJ/mol.

Assume the specific heat of the solution is equal to the specific heat of water.

Hdissolution = _____________kJ/mol

C)

A bomb calorimeter, or a constant volume calorimeter, is a device often used to determine the heat of combustion of fuels and the energy content of foods.

Explanation / Answer

A.) Heat transferred for system = heat transferred for (copper + water)
Q = mcT + mcT

19.8g * (98.16 - 23.63)°C * c = 76.2 g * (23.63 - 21.790)°C * 4.180J/(g.°C)

specific heat of copper = 0.4185 J/g°C

B.) mass of mixture = 5.85 g + 104.40 g = 110.25 g

Q = mass of mixture * specific heat of mixture (J/g°C)

Q = 110.25 * 1.98 * 1.59

= 347.089 J

moles of K2SO4 = 5.85 / 174.259= 0.03357 moles

Hdissolution =347.089 / 0.03357= 10.339 kJ/mol

C.)

T =  29.08 - 26.22 °C = 2.86 °C

Heat gained by Fructose = 2.86 °C * 864.4 J/°C = 2472.184 J

Heat gained by water = 2.86 * 4.18 * 1.254* 103 = 1544.106 J

Total heat evolved = 2472.184 J + 1544.106 J = 4016.29 J

no of moles of fructose = 1.0830 / 180 = .006 moles

Hence Molar Heat of Combustion = 4.026/.006 = 671 kJ/mol

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