Question

A quantity of 1.922 g of methanol (CH3OH) was burned in a constant-volume bomb calorimeter. Consequently, the temperature rose by 5.72°C. If the heat capacity of the bomb plus water was 9.47 kJ / °C, calculate the molar heat of combustion of methanol.

Answer 1

872.28 kJ/mol

Step-by-step explanation:

The heat released is:

ΔH = C*ΔT

where ΔH is the heat of combustion, C is the heat capacity of the bomb plus water, and ΔT is the rise of temperature. Replacing with data:

ΔH = 9.47*5.72 = 54.1684kJ

A quantity of 1.922 g of methanol in moles are:

moles = mass / molar mass

moles = 1.992/32.04 = 0.0621 mol

Then the molar heat of combustion of methanol is:

ΔH/moles = 54.1684/0.0621 = 872.28 kJ/mol