A bomb calorimeter, or constant volume calorimeter, is a device often used to determine the heat of combustion of fuels and the energy content of foods. Since the "bomb" itself can absorb energy, a separate experiment is needed to determine the heat capacity of the calorimeter. This is known ascalibrating the calorimeter. In the laboratory a student burns a 0.491 g sample of 9,10-anthracenedione () in a bomb calorimeter containing 1060 g of water. The temperature increases from 25.40°C to 28.30°C. The heat capacity of water is.

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A bomb calorimeter, or constant volume calorimeter, is a device often used to determine the heat of combustion of fuels and the energy content of foods.

Since the "bomb" itself can absorb energy, a separate experiment is needed to determine the heat capacity of the calorimeter. This is known ascalibrating the calorimeter.

In the laboratory a student burns a 0.491 g sample of 9,10-anthracenedione () in a bomb calorimeter containing 1060 g of water. The temperature increases from 25.40°C to 28.30°C. The heat capacity of water is.

The molar heat of combustion is −6464 kJ per mole of 9,10-anthracenedione.

C14H8O2(s) = 1502(g) ---> 14CO2(g)+4H2O(I) + Energy 

Calculate the heat capacity of the calorimeter.

Heat capacity =



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