
Answer:
U for the reaction is 15,048.58 kJ/mol of pentane.
Explanation:
Quantity of heat required = heat capacity of bomb calorimeter Ă— temperature rise = 5.23 kJ/C Ă— (29.8 C - 23.7 C) = 5.23 kJ/C Ă— 6.1 C = 31.903 kJ
Moles of pentane = mass/MW
Mass = 0.1523 g
MW of pentane (C5H12) = 72 g/mol
Moles of pentane = 0.1523/72 = 0.00212 mol
U for the reaction = quantity of heat required Ă· moles of pentane = 31.903 kJ Ă· 0.00212 mol = 15,048.58 kJ/mol