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4mylGL6

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Energy calculations
« on: March 29, 2006, 07:24:02 AM »
When burning an organic substance and getting CO2 and H2O, is it correct to say that:
n=
-q  
delta H?

(n=the number of mols of organic substance burnt)

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Re:Energy calculations
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2006, 01:53:14 PM »
Yeah, that looks right to me.   ;)

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Re:Energy calculations
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2006, 04:15:37 AM »
When burning an organic substance and getting CO2 and H2O, is it correct to say that:
n=
-q  
delta H?

(n=the number of mols of organic substance burnt)
Yes, if delta H is the enthalpy of combustion at the certain temperature :)
« Last Edit: March 30, 2006, 04:16:24 AM by UkraineWithAim »

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