The enthalpy of combustion of benzoic acid C6H5COOH is

Last updated: 7/4/2023

The enthalpy of combustion of benzoic acid C6H5COOH is commonly used as the standard for calibrating constant volume bomb calorimeters its value has been accurately determined to be 3226 7 kJ mol When 3 2017 g of benzoic acid are burned in a calorimeter the temperature rises from 21 84 C to 26 67 C What is the heat capacity of the bomb Assume that the quantity of water surrounding the bomb is exactly 2250 g