Question

Acetylene, C2H2, is a gas used in welding. The molar enthalpy of combustion for acetylene is -2599 kJ. A mass of 0.338 g C2H2(g) is combusted in a bomb calorimeter. If the heat capacity of the calorimeter is 729 J/K and it contains 1.150 kg of water, what is the temperature increase of the bomb calorimeter? The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/gK and the molar mass of acetylene is 26.04 g/mol.
A.1.59 K
B.6.09 K
C.7.01 K
D.12.3 K
E.18.0 K

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