Results

Table 1: Measured temperatures in degrees Celsius taken at 30 second time

intervals in bomb calorimeter.
Time
(seconds)
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
270
300
330
360
390
420
450
480
510
540
570
600
630
660
690
720
750
780
810
840
870
900
930
NA
NA

Fumaric Acid
Temperatures (deg. Celsius)
24.10
24.09
24.08
24.09
24.08
24.08
24.07
24.06
24.07
24.06
24.06
24.10
24.24
24.64
24.80
24.92
25.00
25.06
25.07
25.08
25.10
25.13
25.15
25.15
25.15
25.15
25.15
25.15
25.10
25.10
25.09
25.08
NA
NA

Time
(seconds)
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
270
300
330
360
390
420
450
480
510
540
570
600
630
660
690
720
750
780
810
840
870
900
930
960
990

Maleic Acid
Temperatures (deg. Celsius)
24.63
24.62
24.62
24.61
24.61
24.60
24.60
24.60
24.60
24.59
24.59
24.64
24.95
25.23
25.40
25.53
25.58
25.66
25.66
25.68
25.68
25.67
25.67
25.67
25.66
25.66
25.66
25.66
25.65
25.65
25.65
25.65
25.64
24.65

25.80
25.60
25.40
25.20
25.00
Temperature (deg. celsius)

24.80
fumaric acid
24.60

maleic acid

24.40
24.20
24.00
0

200

400

600

800

1000

Time (seconds)

Figure 1: Plotted temperatures in degrees Celsius against time in seconds of

Fumaric and Maleic acid in a bomb calorimeter before and after ignition.

Table 2: Experimental heats of fumaric and maleic acids.

1200

R=

8.3144621

J / (mol K )

Fumaric

Maleic

Used Heat Capacity Cv (kJ/K) =

10.7547

10.7547

Ti ( oC) =

24.06

24.59

Tf ( oC) =

25.15

25.68

1.090

1.090

Fe weight before rxn (g) =

0.0168

0.0173

Fe weight after rxn (g) =

0.0053

0.0084

Heat value of Fe wire (kJ/g) =

5.8576

5.8576

m (Fe) =

0.0115

0.0089

Q(burnt Fe wire) = mqv (kJ)

-0.0674

-0.052

Molar Mass (g/mol) =

116.07

116.07

mass of pellet (g) =

0.9859

0.9854

moles of acid

0.008494

0.008489

Ubc (Ti) (kJ) =

11.72

11.72

Ubc (Ti) (kJ per mol of acid) =

1380

1381

Ucs (Ti) (kJ/mol) =

-1380

-1381

Hcs (Ti) (kJ/mol) =

-1380

-1381

Hf (CO2 (g)) (kJ/mol) =

-393

-393

Hf (H2O(l)) (kJ/mol) =

-285

-285

Hf (Ti) (kJ/mol)=

-762

-761

T ( C) =
Iron Wire

Acid

Sample Calcs: Cv and heat value of Fe taken from bomb cal. Part A
Q(burnt Fe wire)= -heat value of Fe*m=-5.8576*0.0115=-0.0674kJ
Ubc=Cv*T=10.7547*1.090=11.72kJ
Ubc(kj/mol)=11.72kJ/0.008494mol=1380kJ/mol
Ucs=- Ubc= -1380kJ/mol
Hcs= Ucs+ nRTi=-1380+(1*R*24.06)=-1379.9
Hf= Hproducts-Hreactants=(4*-393+2*-285)-(-1380)=-762kJ/mol

CHEM 3637
Bomb Cal B
Jordan McGrath & Jordan McGrath
Submitted: March 30, 2016