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When a solid dissolves in water, heat may be evolved or absorbed. The heat of dissolution (dissolving) can be determined using a coffee cup calorimeter.

In the laboratory a general chemistry student finds that when 5.34 g of KBr(s) are dissolved in 112.60 g of water, the temperature of the solution drops from 24.33 to 22.29 °C.

The heat capacity of the calorimeter (sometimes referred to as the calorimeter constant) was determined in a separate experiment to be1.82 J/°C.

Based on the student's observation, calculate the enthalpy of dissolution of KBr(s) in kJ/mol.

Assume the specific heat of the solution is equal to the specific heat of water.

Hdissolution = ______________kJ/mol
When a solid dissolves in water, heat may be evolved or absorbed. The heat of dissolution (dissolving) can be determined using a coffee cup calorimeter.

In the laboratory a general chemistry student finds that when 5.34 g of KBr(s) are dissolved in 112.60 g of water, the temperature of the solution drops from 24.33 to 22.29 °C.

The heat capacity of the calorimeter (sometimes referred to as the calorimeter constant) was determined in a separate experiment to be1.82 J/°C.

Based on the student's observation, calculate the enthalpy of dissolution of KBr(s) in kJ/mol.

Assume the specific heat of the solution is equal to the specific heat of water.

Hdissolution = ______________kJ/mol

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When a solid dissolves in water, heat may be evolved or absorbed. The heat of di

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