Answer:
Specific heat of solid A is greater than specific heat of solid B.
Explanation:
In the calorimeter, as the temperature is increasing, the vibrational kinetic energy will increase and this means that additional amount of energy will be needed to increase the temperature by the same value. Therefore, we can conclude that specific heat increases as temperature increases.
Now, we are told that the final temperature of solid A's calorimeter is higher than that of B.
This means from our definition earlier, Solid A will have a higher specific heat that solid B.
To solve this, let's assume ideal gas behavior.
PV=nRT
Let's solve for n. Convert units to SI units first.
Pressure = 833 torr(101325 Pa/760 torr) = 111,057.53 Pa
Volume = 250 mL(1 L/1000 mL)(1 m³/1000 L) = 2.5×10⁻⁴ m³
Temperature = 42.4 + 273 = 315.4 K
n = (8,314 J/mol·K)(315.4 K)/(111057.53 Pa)(2.5×10⁻⁴ m³)
n = 94.45 mol
The molar mass of ammonia is 17.031 g/mol.
Mass = 94.45*17.031 = <em>1,608.51 g ammonia</em>
