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Date November 2019 Marks available 1 Reference code 19N.1.sl.TZ0.13
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Derive Question number 13 Adapted from N/A

Question

Questions 13 and 14 are about an experiment to measure the enthalpy of combustion, ΔHc, of ethanol, using the apparatus and setup shown.

What is the enthalpy of combustion, ΔHc, of ethanol in kJ mol−1?
Maximum temperature of water: 30.0°C
Initial temperature of water: 20.0°C
Mass of water in beaker: 100.0 g
Loss in mass of ethanol: 0.230 g
Mr (ethanol): 46.08
Specific heat capacity of water: 4.18 J g−1 K−1
q = mcΔT

 

A.  -100.0×4.18×(10.0×273)0.23046.08×1000

B.  -0.0230×4.18×10.0100.046.08×1000

C.  -100.0×4.18×10.00.23046.08×1000

D.  -100.0×4.18×10.00.23046.08

Markscheme

C

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Core » Topic 5: Energetics/thermochemistry » 5.1 Measuring energy changes
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