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bada man
Nov4-10, 10:40 AM
The question i am stuck on is "If 2.9g of ethanol burn with the evolution of 87 kj of heat, what is the molar heat of combustion of ethanol?" thank you for your help if it possible you can tell me how to do this question.

Borek
Nov4-10, 11:00 AM
2.9g ethanol - how many moles?

bada man
Nov4-10, 12:57 PM
so basically so find how many moles of ethanol in 2.9g

So u do, 2.9g/46 (46 being the molar mass of ethanol)

Borek
Nov4-10, 02:07 PM
87 kJ for 2.9/46 moles, how much for 1 mole?