Q.

When 2g of oxalic acid (H2C2O4) is burned in a bomb calorimeter whose heat capacity is 8.75KJK1, the temperature increased by 0.312k. The enthalpy of combustion of oxalic acid at 300k is

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a

119.1KJ/mol

b

86.6KJ/mol

c

146.6KJ/mol

d

36.6KJ/mol

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

H2C2O4(l)+12O2(g)H2O(l)+2CO2(g)

Δn=212=32

In Bomb Calorimeter 'V' is constant ΔE=Z×θ×Mm=8.75×0.312×902=122.85KJmol1

Enthalpy of combustion (ΔH)=ΔEΔn.RT           =122.8532×8.31000×300          =126.6KJ/mol 

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