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When 0.02 mol octane, C8H18 (l) was burnt in a bom calorimeter, the temperature of 1000 cm3 water increased by 24.2 oC. What is the enthalpy of combustion of octane? [specific heat of water = 4.2 J/g •oC; density of solution = 1.0 g cm-3]

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when 0.02 mol octane, C8H18 (l) was burnt in a bom calorimeter, the temperature of 1000 cm3 water increased by 24.2 oC. What is the enthalpy of combustion of octane [specific heat of water = 4.2 J/g •oC; density of solution = 1.0 g cm-3]