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Offline streeter

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How do find enthalpy change?
« on: December 05, 2011, 01:49:25 PM »
How do i calculate enthalpy change if i take 2.3 g of NaOH and dissolve it in 50.0 mL of water. The initial temperature was 24.2 C and the final temperature after it was dissolved was 34.9 C. The specific heat capacity was 4.18 J/g degree C

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Re: How do find enthalpy change?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2011, 03:17:29 PM »
Use the numbers you have to find Q (or q), using q = mc(delta T).  Sometimes "c" is "s" (specific heat capacity) - depends on your text.

Now, what's the relationship between q and what you're asked to calculate (deltaH)??

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