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Interpretation:
The increase in temperature of the calorimeter is to be calculated.
Concept introduction:
The bomb calorimeter is a constant volume calorimeter, which is used to measure the heat of combustion.
The relation between the heat change of the calorimeter and the heat change of the reaction is given as follows:
The heat change of the reaction in the calorimeteris calculated as follows:
Here,
The temperature change of the reaction is calculated as follows:
The energy content of a substance is calculated by dividing the heat released incombustion of the substance by its mass.
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