Question 19

From Chemistry HL Paper 1A (May 2025, TZ2)

  1. What is the standard enthalpy change, ΔHcombustion\Delta H^\ominus_{\text{combustion}}, according to the data?
Diagram showing a spirit burner heating a metal calorimeter containing water, with a thermometer measuring the water temperature.
Diagram showing a spirit burner heating a metal calorimeter containing water, with a thermometer measuring the water temperature.

Amount of fuel burned = 0.110 mol
Mass of water = 200 g
Initial temperature of water = 21.0 °C
Final temperature of water = 25.0 °C
Specific heat capacity of water, cwc_w = 4.18 J g1^{-1} K1^{-1}
Q=mcΔTQ = mc\Delta T