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Combustion (bomb)
In an experiment, a 0.6975 g sample of quinizarin (C14H8O4) is burned completely in a bomb calorimeter. The calorimeter is surrounded by 4.184 J/g·°C. The heat capacity of the calorimeter was determined in a previous experiment to be 791.3 J/°C. Assuming that no energy is lost to the surroundings, calculate the molar heat of combustion of quinizarin based on these data.
C14H8O4 + 14O2 → 14CO2 + 4H2O + Energy
Molar Heat of Combustion = kJ/mol