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Posted by Brittany on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 6:45pm.

How much heat energy in KJ is evolved by a reaction in a calorimeter in which the temperature of the calorimeter and water increases from 20.91 degrees C to 26.45 degrees C? The bomb has a heat capacity of 469 J/degrees . The Calorimeter contaains 792 grams of water.

chemistry - DrBob222, Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 7:39pm
q = [mass water x specific heat water x delta T] +[Ccalx delta T]
chemistry - Brittany, Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 8:01pm
specific heat of water there isnt one?

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