Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Nisah on Monday, September 17, 2012 at 9:44pm.

A 1.55-g sample of propane, C3H8, was burned in a bomb calorimeter whose total heat capacity is 12.3 kJ/°C. The temperature of the calorimeter plus its contents increased from 21.36°C to 27.69°C. What is the heat of combustion per gram of propane?

Chemistry - DrBob222, Monday, September 17, 2012 at 10:07pm
I worked a quite similar problem on an hour or so ago. The same process applies.

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