Chapter 5: Q31E (page 270)
When 0.740g sample trinitrotoluene (TNT), C7H5N2O6, is burned in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature increases from 23.4ËšC to 26.9ËšC. The heat capacity of the calorimeter is 534J/ËšC, and it contains 675ml of water. How much heat was produced by the combustion of TNT sample?
Short Answer
The heat of the combustion for this reaction is 1.18 × 104J.