Q.

When a bomb calorimeter is used to determine the heat of reaction, which property of the system under investigation is most likely to remain constant?

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a

number of molecules

b

pressure

c

temperature

d

volume

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

When measuring the heat of a reaction with a bomb calorimeter, a reaction is really occurring, hence the number of molecules won't stay constant.
Additionally, temperature and pressure are not constant.
nonetheless, the calorimeter's volume stays the same.

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