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To find the energy content of cashews, you carry out an calorimetric experiment,

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Question

To find the energy content of cashews, you carry out an calorimetric experiment, similar to lab experiment #9. The heat capacity (Specific heat) of water is C_p = 4.184 J/g degree C. The experimental data are as follows: Mass of cashew nut before burning: 0.550 g Mass of cashew nut after burning: 0.0500 g Mass of water: 200.00 g Temperature increase of water (AT) is 7.00 degree C Calculate the heat absorbed by the water, q, using the equation, q = Cp * m * delta T Calculate the energy content of cashew in units of kJ/g from this experiment. Calculate the molality of a solution which is 1.45 g of biphenyl (C_6H_5)_2 is dissolved 60.0 g of benzene C_6H_6 (t) (C: 12.011; H: 1.008)

Explanation / Answer

(6)

q = Cp * m * (t2 - t1)

q = 4.184 * 200.0 * 7.00 = 5857.6 J = 5.858 kJ

(7)

Change in mass of cashew nut = 0.550 - 0.0500 = 0.500 g.

Energy release by 1 g. of cashew nut = 5.858 / 0.5 = 11.72 kJ / g.

(8)

moles of biphenyl = 1.45 / 154.212 = 0.009403 mol

Mass of benzene = 60 g. = 0.060 kg

molality = moles of solute / kg of solvent

m = 0.009403 / 0.060

m = 0.1567 m