BRAINCAKEExample Question - 1
When 0.460 g of ethanol, C2H5OH, was burnt in a spirit burner, the temperature of 100 g of water in a copper can rose by 14.0 K. The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J g-1 K-1. Calculate the enthalpy change of combustion of ethanol.
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