Use constant-volume calorimetry to determine energy change. A 0.354-g sample of bianthracene (C28H18) is burned in a bomb calorimeter and the temperature increases from 24.60 °C to
27.20 °C. The calorimeter contains 1.05x103 g of water and the bomb has a heat capacity of 949 J/°C. Based on this experiment,
calculate AE for the combustion reaction per mole of bianthracene burned (kJ/mol).
C28H18(s) + 65/2O2(g)
-28 CO2(g) + 9 H2O(1)
AE =
kJ/mol