Problem 2. You wish to determine the energy content per gram and Calories per serving of a chocolate...

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Problem 2. You wish to determine theenergy content per gram andCalories per serving of achocolate chip cookie and a bananabread slice from the Student Union to decide which is less“fattening.” The intact cookie and banana bread slice you areanalyzing weigh 72.501 g and 69.003 g, respectively. Before you cananalyze the samples, the calorimeter heat capacity must bedetermined. It is known that combustion of 1.000 g of benzoicacid releases 26.44 kJ of heat = 26.44 kJ. Thus, you combust1.000 g of benzoic acid in a constant-volume calorimeter and recorda temperature increase of 2.52 °C.

2a. From the data given above, determine theheat capacity of the constant-volume calorimeter. To receivecredit, you must show all work in a legible, highly organizedmanner.

2b. Now you take a 5.688 g sample of thechocolate chip cookie and burn it in the same calorimeter. Duringthe combustion, the temperature of the water in the calorimeterincreases by 11.81 °C. For the chocolate chip cookie, calculate theenergy content in kJ/g and theCalories per serving. Please remember,you must show all work in a legible, highly organized manner.

2c. Finally, you take a 4.904 g sample of thebanana bread and run it in the same calorimeter. During thecombustion, the water temperature in the calorimeter increases by12.29 °C. For the banana bread slice, calculate theenergy content in kJ/g and theCalories per serving. Don’t forget, youmust show all work in a legible, highly organized manner.

2d (3p). Based on the above Problem2 data, is the chocolate chip cookie or banana bread sliceless “fattening” in terms of the energy content inkJ/g? What about in terms of the Caloriesper serving? In complete sentences, clearly justifyyour reasoning citing the evidence.


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Ans As given in the question that we are using constant volume calorimeter and also it is given that combustion of 1000 g of benzoic acid releases 2644 kJ of heat and the rise in temperature is equal to 252oC 1 Now as we know that HeatQ CvT2T1 where Cv is the heat capacity at constant volume and its unit is JoC and T2T1 is the temperature difference Now putting the respective values in the heat equation we get 2644 KJ Cv252oC so Cv is equal to 105 KJoC 2 Now for    See Answer
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