When 0.25 g of the organic compound naphthalene are burned in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature of the water in the calorimeter increases from 24.00°C to 26.43 °C. The calorimeter's heat capacity is 4.13 kJ/°C. How much heat (qrxn) in kilojoules is released by the combustion of the naphthalene?

When 0.25 g of the organic compound naphthalene are burned in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature of the water in the calorimeter increases from 24.00°C to 26.43 °C. The calorimeter's heat capacity is 4.13 kJ/°C. How much heat (qrxn) in kilojoules is released by the combustion of the naphthalene?

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