Q.

A bomb calorimeter has a heat capacity of 783 J x °C-1  and contains 254 g of water, which has a specific heat of 4.184J×g1×C1 . How much heat is evolved or absorbed by a reaction when the temperature goes from 23.73°C to 26.01°C?

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a

1.78 kJ evolved

b

2.42 kJ absorbed

c

1.78 kJ absorbed

d

4.21 kJ evolved

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Heat is evolved or absorbed by a reaction is,

q=783×2.28+4.184×254×2.28=4.21kJ evolved 

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