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8. Thermochemistry - Part 2 of 3
8. Thermochemistry - Part 2 of 3
8. Thermochemistry / Constant-Pressure Calorimetry / Problem 8
The heat of dissolution is the heat evolved or absorbed when a solid dissolves in water, and can be determined using a coffee cup calorimeter.
A student finds that when 5.00 g of CuSO4(s) is dissolved in 120 g of water, the temperature of the solution increases from 23 to 28.9 °C. In a separate experiment, the heat capacity of the calorimeter was determined to be 1.65 J/°C. Calculate the heat of dissolution of CuSO4(s) in kJ/mol based on these findings. Assume the specific heat of the solution is equal to the specific heat of water.
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