How much heat is evolved per gram of fuel burned

Reference no: EM13149320

3.8 g of a hydrocarbon fuel is burned in a calorimeter that contains 234 grams of water initially at 25.00 ? C. After the combustion, the temperature is 26.55 ? C. How much heat is evolved per gram of fuel burned? The heat capacity of the calorimeter (hardware only) is 92.3 J/?C.

Reference no: EM13149320

Questions Cloud

What conclusion to draw if student was lucky : You scored 650, but another student, who took the exam on the same day you did, scored 800. What conclusion can you draw?

What mass (in grams)of kno3 would have to be decomposed : What mass (in grams)of KNO3 would have to be decomposed to produce 27.1 L of oxygen measured at STP?

The private marginal benefit for commodity : The private marginal benefit for commodity X is given by 50-5 X , where X is the number of units consumed. The private marginal cost of producing X is constant at $10. For each unit of X produced, an external benefit of $5 is imposed on membe..

Determine the firms optimal advertising-to-sales ratio : Determine the firms optimal advertising-to-sales ratio and if the firms revenues are $50,000, what is its profit-maximizing level of advertising?

How much heat is evolved per gram of fuel burned : 3.8 g of a hydrocarbon fuel is burned in a calorimeter that contains 234 grams of water initially at 25.00 ? C. After the combustion, the temperature is 26.55 ? C

Find the probability of obtaining a sample mean : If the mean μ does not differ significantly from 5.5 (that is, if the null hypothesis is true), then the probability of obtaining a sample mean y as far or farther from 5.5 than 5.4 is .1034.

Describing the synthesis of amino acids are accurate : Which of the following phrases describing the synthesis of amino acids are accurate?

What will be the volume : A sample of neon has a volume of 270 mL when it is at a pressure of 831 mmHg. What will be the volume when the pressure is increased to 1238 mmHg?

How many different samples are possible environmental agency : A representative of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to select samples from 10 landfills. The director has 15 landfills from which she can collect samples. How many different samples are possible?

User Account

All Pages