Explain the enthalpy of combustion of benzoic acid

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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 3.4161 g of benzoic acid are burned in a calorimeter, the temperature rises from 20.84 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.)

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