A 0.100 mol sample of propane, a gas used in many homes in these days of load shedding, was placed in a bomb calorimeter with excess oxygen and ignited. The reaction was
C3H8 (g) + 5O2 (g) → 3CO2 (g) + 4H2O (l)
The initial temperature was 25.000 0C and its total heat capacity was 97.1 kJ 0C–1
. The
reaction raised the temperature of the calorimeter to 27.282 0C