Complete combustion of a 0.350 g sample of a compound in a bomb calorimeter releases 14.0 kJ of heat. The bomb calorimeter has a mass of 1.20 kg and a specific heat of 3.55 J / (gi°C). If the initial temperature of the calorimeter is 22.5°C, what is its final temperature?

The amount of heat released by the compound in a bomb calorimeter is 14.0kJ,

But heat released by the compound will be equal to the heat gained by the calorimeter.

Heat energy = mass * specific heat * change in temperature.

Therefore;

14000 J = 1200 g * 3.55 * (x-22.5)

14000 = 4260 (x-22.5)

x-22.5 = 3.286

x = 25.786

≈ 25.9

Therefore, the final temperature is 25.8 °c