Trial 01 Trial 02 Trial 03

Sample weight, g 1.0048 g 0.9921 g 1.0052 g

Wire before, g 0.0222 g 0.0244 g 0.0215 g
Wire after, g 0.0150 g 0.0213 g 0.0126 g
Tfinal, C 27.907 °C 27.757°C 27.563°C
Tinitial,C 24.292 °C 24.307°C 24.104°C
Number of moles, n 0.0035 n 0.0035 n 0.0035 n
Heat of combustion, kJ 26.64 kJ 26.63 kJ 26.67 kJ
Molar heat of combustion, kJ/mol 7,611.43 7,608.57 kj/mol 7,620 kj/mol
kj/ mol
Change in number of moles of gas molecules, -8 mol -8 mol -8mol
mol
Corrected molar heat of combustion, kJ 5,427.43 kJ 5,424.57 kJ 5,436 kJ
Average corrected molar heat of combustion, kJ 5,429.3kJ
TABLE 04: Experimental Data for the determination of the molar heat of combustion
for stearic acid
Formulas:
J J
energyreleased=26,425 ⁄g(sampleweight)+5,858 ⁄g(wirebefore−wireafter)

energy released
Calorimeter constant (Ceq) =
tfinal − tinitial

sample weight
moles =
molar mass

J
heatofcombustion=(Ceq )(t final−t initial )+5,858 ⁄g(wirebefore−wireafter)

heat of combustion
Molar heat of combustion =
moles

change in number of moles of gas

C4H2O3 + O2 →H2O + CO2

balanced equation: C4H2O3 + 3O2 →H2O + 4CO2

= moles of CO2 formed − moles of O2 consumed

corrected molar heat of combustion = molar heat of combustion +

change in number of moles of gas (R)(T)
where R= constant pressure=1atm T= constant temperature =273K

heat of combustion – amount of heat released

Ceq– total energy released

molar heat of combustion – heat released per mole of compound burned

corrected molar heat of combustion/molar enthalpy – enthalpy change when 1mol of reactant is burned
under standard conditions

R= 1atmT=273K
Trial 1
J J
energy released = 26,425 (1.0048 g)+ 5,858 (0.0222 g−0.0150 g)
g g
J
= 26,551.84 J +5,858 (0.0072 g)
g
= 26,551.84 J + 42.1776 J

= 26,594.02 J

26,594.02 J 26,594.02 J 26,594.02 J J

Ceq = ℃¿ = = = 96.09
27.907 ℃−24.292 ¿ 3.615 ℃ 276.765 K K

1.0048 g
moles = = 0.0035 mol .
284.47 g /mol .

J J
Heat of combustion = 96.09 (27.907 ℃−24.292 ℃)+5,858 (0.0222 g−0.0150 g)
K g
J J
= 96.09 (3.615 ℃)+5,858 (0.0031 g)
K g
J
= 96.09 ( 276.6 K ) +42.1776 J
K
= 26,594.3489+ 42.1776 J

= 26,636.5265

= 26.64 kJ

26.64 kJ kJ
Molar heat of combustion = =7,611.43
0.0035 mol mol

change in no. of moles of gas = C18H36O2+ O2  H2O + CO2

balanced equation: C18H36O2+ 26O2  18H2O + 18CO2

= 18 mol – 26 mol

= -8mol
 kJ
corrected molar heat of combustion = 7,611.43 +(−8 mol)(1 atm)(273 K )
mol
kJ
= 7,611.43 +(−2,184)
mol
= 5,427.43kJ

Trial 2
J J
energy released = 26,425 (0.9921 g)+5,858 (0.0244 g−0.0213 g)
g g
J
= 26,216.24 J +5,858 (0.0031 g)
g
= 26,216.24 J +18.1598 J

= 26,234.40 J

26,234.40 J 26,234.40 J 26,594.40 J J

Ceq = = = = 96.15
27.757 ℃−24.307 ℃ 3.45 ℃ 276.6 K K

0.9921 g
moles = = 0.0035 mol .
284.47 g /mol .

J J
Heat of combustion = 96.15 (27.757 ℃−24.307 ℃)+5,858 (0.0244 g−0.0213 g)
K g
J J
= 96.15 (3.45 ℃)+5,858 (0.0031 g)
K g
J
= 96.15 ( 276.765 K )+ 18.1598 J
K
= 26,610.9548+18.1598 J

= 26,629.1146

= 26.63 kJ

26.63 kJ kJ
Molar heat of combustion = = 7,608.57
0.0035 mol mol

change in no. of moles of gas = C18H36O2+ O2  H2O + CO2

 balanced equation: C18H36O2+ 26O2  18H2O + 18CO2

= 18 mol – 26 mol

= -8mol

kJ
corrected molar heat of combustion = 7,608.57 +(−8 mol)(1 atm)(273 K )
mol
kJ
= 7,608.57 +(−2,184)
mol
= 5,424.57kJ

Trial 3
J J
energy released = 26,425 (1.0052 g)+5,858 (0.0215 g−0.0126 g)
g g
J
= 26,562.41 J + 5,858 (0.0089 g)
g
= 26,562.41 J + 52.1362 J

= 26,614.14 J

26,614.14 J 26,614.14 J 26,614.14 J J

Ceq = = = = 96.22
27.563℃−24.104 ℃ 3.46 ° C 276.61 K K

1.0052 g
moles = = 0.0035 mol .
284.47 g /mol .

J J
Heat of combustion = 96.22 (27.563 ℃−24.104 ℃)+ 5,858 (0.0215 g−0.0126 g)
K g
J J
= 96.22 (3.46 ℃)+5,858 (0.0089 g)
K g
J
= 96.22 ( 276.61 K ) +52.1362 J
K
= 26,615.4142+52.1362 J

= 26,674.5504 J

= 26.67 kJ
 26.67 kJ kJ
Molar heat of combustion = = 7,620
0.0035 mol mol

change in no. of moles of gas = C18H36O2+ O2  H2O + CO2

balanced equation: C18H36O2+ 26O2  18H2O + 18CO2

= 18 mol – 26 mol

= -8mol

kJ
corrected molar heat of combustion = 7,620 +(−8 mol)(1 atm)(273 K )
mol
kJ
= 7,620 +(−2,184)
mol
= 5,436kJ